Zhou, H.; Kulick, E.R. Social Support and Depression among Stroke Patients: A Topical Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2023, 20, 7157.
Zhou, H.; Kulick, E.R. Social Support and Depression among Stroke Patients: A Topical Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 7157.
Zhou, H.; Kulick, E.R. Social Support and Depression among Stroke Patients: A Topical Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2023, 20, 7157.
Zhou, H.; Kulick, E.R. Social Support and Depression among Stroke Patients: A Topical Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 7157.
Abstract
Research has shown a protective association between social support and depression, depression among stroke patients, and health impacts of depression. Yet not much is known on the effect of social support on depression among stroke patients. This review aims to summarize the current research examining the association between social support and depression among stroke patients. A literature search was performed in PubMed to find original peer-reviewed journal articles from 2016 to Mar. 12, 2023 that examined the association between social support and depression among stroke patients. The search terms were depression and "social support" and stroke, which lead to 172 articles. After abstract review, seven observational studies that studied the target association among stroke patients were selected. One additional study was found using PsycINFO as a complementary source with the same search strategy and criteria. Overall, a negative association was found between social support and depression among stroke patients in seven studies, with more social support leading to lower rates of depression post-stroke. One study found that social support was positively related with depression, but the result was nonsignificant. Overall, the results of recent studies suggest that social support is negatively associated with depression among stroke patients. In most studies, this association was statistically significant. The findings suggest the importance of improving social support perceived by stroke patients in the prevention of depression after the occurrence of stroke.
Keywords
social support; depression; stroke
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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