Yue Yuan, Yuxia Ma, Jiangxia Qin, Guifen Ma, Juhong Pei, Xiaoqin Wei, Yiyi Yang, Juanjuan Feng, Jinhan Nan, Bailing Yan, Lin Han
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have indicated the potential occurrence of alexithymia among stroke patients, yet the prevalence of alexithymia in this population remains disparate across different investigations without a synthesized overview. AIM: To systematically evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of alexithymia in stroke patients. METHODS: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines. PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, CINAHL, China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database (CNKI), Wanfang Database, Chinese Biomedical Database, and Weipu Database (VIP) were searched from inception to December 31,2022, two independent researchers extracted data and evaluated article quality...
April 8, 2024: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases: the Official Journal of National Stroke Association