Table 3 Social support, post-stroke depression and anxiety at baseline and after the three-month FUP

MSPSS total, baseline

6.21

1.27

6.58

1

11

0.217

MSPSS total, 90 days after IS

6.18

0.98

6.42

2

7

MSPSS total, difference

−0.063

1.215

0.000

−5.17

5.17

MSPSS significant others, baseline

6.35

1.24

7.00

1

7

0.484

MSPSS significant others, 90 days after IS

6.40

0.91

6.75

2

7

MSPSS significant others, difference

0.022

1.160

0.000

−4.00

5.75

MSPSS family, baseline

6.21

1.29

6.75

1

7

0.899

MSPSS family, 90 days after IS

6.27

1.19

6.75

2

7

MSPSS family, difference

0.031

1.210

0.000

−4.83

5.50

MSPSS friends, baseline

6.06

1.83

6.25

1

21

0.762

MSPSS friends, 90 days after IS

6.07

1.15

6.25

2

7

MSPSS friends, difference

−0.010

1.956

0.000

−15.00

5.75

HADS anxiety, baseline

1.30

0.60

1.0

1

3

 < 0.0001

HADS anxiety, 90 days after IS

0.40

0.70

0.0

0

2

HADS anxiety, difference

−0.90

0.80

−1.00

−3

1

HADS depression, baseline

1.30

0.50

1.0

1

3

 < 0.0001

HADS depression, 90 days after IS

0.40

0.70

0.0

0

2

HADS depression, difference

−0.90

0.70

−1.00

−3

1