Early screening for post-stroke depression and its effect on functional outcomes, quality of life, and mortality: A meta-analysis

Figure 1  Flow diagram of the study selection process.

Figure 2  Traffic light plot showing the risk of bias assessment.

Figure 3  Bar graph summarizing bias across various domains.

Figure 4 Functional outcomes, quality of life, and mortality in post-stroke depression screened patients compared to controls. A: Forest maps compared functional independence measure scores between patients screened for post-stroke depression (PSD) and control patients; B: The forest plots of stroke-specific quality of life scale scores were compared between PSD screening group and control group; C: The forest map shows the mortality rates within five years of stroke in patients screened for PSD versus those who were not screened.

Figure 5  Funnel plot and Egger's regression test assessing publication bias for five-year mortality rates.