Treatments to post-stroke depression, which is more effective to HAMD improvement? A network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Post-stroke depression (PSD) is a common mental health problem after cerebrovascular accidents. There are several treatments that have been shown to be effective in treating post-stroke depression. However, it is not clear which treatment is more effective. Methods: In this meta-analysis, an appropriate search strategy was used to search eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on different treatments to treat patients with Post-stroke depression published up to December 2021 from the CNKI, PubMed, and Cochrane Library. We assessed the mean difference or odds ratio between each treatment and placebo and summarized them as the average and 95% confidence interval (CI) by conducting Bayesian network meta-analyses. Results: By constructing a Bayesian netw

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806231 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature