Table 1

Characteristics and evaluated quality of the included studies

First authorResearch areaStroke typeAge (year)Total sample sizeNumber of casesIncidence (%)Influencing factorEstimation of quality
Li et al15ShanxiHaemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke18–5933717150.74—H
Song et al16ShandongHaemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke18–7943735581.241, 4, 8, 9M
Zhang et al17TianjinHaemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke≥1840817640.6—M
Gu et al18HainanHaemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke≥60223——1, 7, 8, 10, 13H
Huang et al19SichuanCerebral arterial thrombosis≥18314——1, 6, 11, 12, 14, 15, 22M
Liu et al20ShandongCerebral arterial thrombosis—1605433.755, 7, 16, 17, 18, 19H
Wang et al21ShandongHaemorrhagic apoplexy≥1829224782.33—M
Qi et al22HenanCerebral arterial thrombosis18–6030012742.31, 5, 18, 20, 21M
Wei et al23TianjinHaemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke≥18425187443, 6, 8, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26M
Mei et al24JilinCerebral arterial thrombosis≥18276——5, 7, 8M
Zhang et al25HebeiHaemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke≥1833514342.71, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 27, 28M
Sun et al26ShandongHaemorrhagic apoplexy18–6917014887.05—M
Yun et al27HenanHaemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke≥181929448.951, 29M
Liu et al28SichuanHaemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke—448233521, 8, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34M
Deng et al29GuangdongHaemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke20–35876——3, 7, 17, 21, 25, 35, 36M
Yi et al30HenanCerebral arterial thrombosis24–5921815872.522, 25, 31, 37H
Bao et al31ShandongHaemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke≥6058449885.271, 4, 8, 10, 22H
Cui et al32HebeiCerebral arterial thrombosis18–8035811632.41, 2, 3, 8, 16, 17, 18M
Wang et al33ShandongHaemorrhagic apoplexy≥1822099454, 15, 38M
Liu et al34TianjinHaemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke≥1858324842.5—M

  • –, no relevant content; 1, age; 2, gender; 3, family history; 4, course; 5, education level; 6, working conditions; 7, economic income; 8, disease recurrence rate; 9, Activities of Daily Living (ADL); 10, Barthel index; 11, body mass index; 12, marital status; 13, self-efficacy; 14, reproductive condition; 15, social support; 16, Modified Rankin Scale (MRS); 17, family care; 18, understanding social support; 19, illness uncertainty; 20, Eysenck personality type; 21, underlying diseases; 22, illness perception; 23, health literacy; 24, family resilience; 25, medical burden; 26, stroke type; 27, family intimacy; 28, nerve function defect degree; 29, multiple dimensions of fatigue; 30, main caregivers; 31, living conditions; 32, cases visited hospital within 6 hours; 33, disease shame; 34, self-perceived burden; 35, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS); 36, Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS); 37, coping style; 38, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) ; AHRQ, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; H, high quality (AHRQ score 8–11 points); M, medium quality (AHRQ score 4–7 points).