Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies.
| Study (reference) | City, Country | Participants | PSD assessment | Follow-up (yrs.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean age (yrs.) | Men (%) | ||||
| Ayerbe et al. (11) | London, UK | 1,354 | 68.1 | 54.0 | HADS | 5 |
| de Mello et al. (18) | São Paulo, Brazil | 191 | 63 | 60.2 | PHQ-9 | 1 |
| House et al. (14) | Leeds and Bradford, UK | 448* | 70.7 | 53.8 | PSE | 2 |
| Jørgensen et al. (23) | Denmark | 116,569** | 68.7** | 53.8** | Clinical registries | 2 |
| Morris et al. (24) | Baltimore, USA | 91 | 60.4 | 59.3 | PSE | 10 |
| Morris et al. (25) | New South Wales, Australia | 84 | 71.1 | 53.6 | CIDI | 1.25 |
| Willey et al. (26) | New York, USA | 340 | 68.8 | 43.5 | Single item from HRSD | 5 |
BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition; CIDI, Composite International Diagnostic Interview; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HRSD, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire; PSE, Present State Examination.
*
Data from 446 individuals were included in the meta-analysis, since data from two subjects were missing.
**
Data from the subsample of subjects survived and evaluated for depression within 3 months after stroke.