Table 1.

Predictors of post-stroke depression.

Topics	Predictors	Frequency and reported strength of predictor
Demographics	Higher age	Only mentioned in few studies, weak predictor (10, 11)
	Female sex	Mentioned in several studies (6, 10, 12, 13)
Stroke characteristics	Severity	Mentioned in several studies (4, 6, 11, 14)
Stroke outcome	Physical disability	Mentioned in many studies, strong predictor (2, 4–6, 10, 12, 14–16)
	Intellectual impairment	Mentioned in many studies, strong predictor (2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 15)
	Dysphasia	Only mentioned in few studies, weak predictor (5, 14)
	Apraxia	Only mentioned in few studies, weak predictor (14)
Vascular risk factors	E.g., hypertension	Mentioned in several studies (6, 15, 17)
History/pre-existing diseases	Psychiatric disease before pre-stroke	Mentioned in many studies, strong predictor (4, 6, 12, 18)
	Former stroke	Only mentioned in few studies, weak predictor (12)
	Cerebral atrophy	Only mentioned in few studies, weak predictor (5)
	Pathological crying	Only mentioned in few studies, weak predictor (12)
Life events/social situation	Isolation/quality of social support	Mentioned in several studies (5, 6, 10, 14)
	Residence in an institution	Only mentioned in few studies, weak predictor (10)
	Level of education	Mentioned in several studies (13, 17, 19)
	Stressful life event pre-stroke	Only mentioned in few studies, weak predictor (12, 13)