Cochrane · systematic review · CD001919
Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers
Crocker, TF, Brown, L, Lam, N, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
StrokeAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
29
current version
GRADE rated
22
No studies
7
Included studies
NR
No studies 7 · 24.1%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 10 · 34.5%Low 11 · 37.9%Moderate 1 · 3.4%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Active information provision compared to control for stroke survivors
Population: stroke survivors
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge of stroke and stroke services Active information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 275 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Anxiety (cases) Active information provision vs control | RR 0.85 [0.68, 1.06] | 5 studies · 1132 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Anxiety symptoms (HADS‐A score) Active information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 1171 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Depression (cases) Active information provision vs control | RR 0.83 [0.68, 1.01] | 6 studies · 1315 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Depressive symptoms (HADS‐D score) Active information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 1405 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Positive mental well‐being Active information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life (QOL) Active information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Active information provision compared to control for stroke carers
Population: stroke carers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge of stroke and stroke services Active information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 356 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Anxiety (cases) Active information provision vs control | RR 0.96 [0.71, 1.28] | 3 studies · 790 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Anxiety symptoms (HADS‐A score) Active information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 921 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Depression (cases) Active information provision vs control | RR 0.98 [0.64, 1.5] | 3 studies · 843 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Depressive symptoms (HADS‐D score) Active information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 924 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Positive mental well‐being Active information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 91 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Quality of life (QOL) Active information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 91 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Passive information provision compared to control for stroke survivors
Population: stroke survivors
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge of stroke and stroke services Passive information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 270 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Anxiety (cases) Passive information provision vs control | RR 1.54 [0.82, 2.88] | 3 studies · 227 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Anxiety symptoms (HADS‐A) Passive information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 227 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Depression (cases) Passive information provision vs control | RR 1.12 [0.84, 1.5] | 5 studies · 361 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Depressive symptoms (HADS‐D) Passive information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 227 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Positive mental well‐being Passive information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life (COOP: QOL) Passive information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 198 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Passive information provision compared to control for stroke carers
Population: stroke carers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge of stroke and stroke services Passive information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 33 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Anxiety (cases) ‐ not measured Passive information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Anxiety symptoms (HADS‐A score) Passive information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Depression (cases) ‐ not measured Passive information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Depressive symptoms (HADS‐D score) Passive information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Positive mental well‐being Passive information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life ‐ not measured Passive information provision vs control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Active compared to passive information provision for stroke survivors and their carers
Population: stroke survivors and their carers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
All outcomes ‐ not measured Active vs passive information provision | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |