Key result
Higher social support linked to ~18% lower odds of poststroke depression.
Why the study?
Does higher social support reduce poststroke depression in stroke patients?
Population
9,431 stroke patients from 25 studies, 38% female, 77% ischemic stroke, 19% hemorrhagic stroke.
Comparison
Higher levels of social support vs Lower levels of social support
Design
Meta-analysis
Follow-up
ranging from within a month to 39 months poststroke
Authors
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Social support assessment may aid poststroke depression risk stratification; extends meta-analytic associations but leaves causal effects for RCTs.
Meta-Analysis (n=9,431)
Does higher social support reduce poststroke depression in stroke patients?
Effect estimate: SMD -0.338 (95% CI -0.589, -0.087)
p-value: p=0.008
Poststroke depression has a significant independent inverse association with social support, suggesting that improving social support may help alleviate depression levels in stroke survivors.
BI et al. (2022) conducted a meta-analysis in Poststroke depression (n=9,431). Higher social support vs. Lower or no social support was evaluated on Social support scores in depressed vs non-depressed stroke patients (SMD -0.338, 95% CI -0.589, -0.087, p=0.008). Higher levels of social support were associated with lower odds of poststroke depression (OR 0.82), and depressed patients exhibited significantly lower social support scores (SMD -0.338).
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