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The purpose of this study was to comparison of Balance, Activities of Daily Living and Quality of life in Stroke Patients with Depression and Those without Depression. The 30 subjects were assessed on balance(Berg Balance Scale, BBS), activities of daily living(Modified Barthel Index, MBI) and quality of life(Stroke-Specific Quality of Life, SS-QOL). Beck Depression Inventory(BDI) were used to evaluate depression. Participants with stroke were divided into two groups: Depressed group(BDI score <9) and Non-deprssed group(BDI score >9)). The two group were compared using independent t-test and the data were analyzed using Pearson product correlation. As a result, The Depressed group showed significantly poorer score in BBS and SS-QOL than Non-depressed group. But, the Depressed group showed not significantly poorer score in MBI than Non-depressed group. the BDI score were significantly correlated with BBS(r=-.706), MBI(r=-.644), and SS-QOL(r=-.644)(p<.01). These result suggest that depression is related to balance, activitise of daily living, quality of life in poststroke patients.