ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2026
The association between social support and quality of life in patients with severe stroke: a chain mediation analysis of resilience and self-efficacy.
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Objective: To explore the chain mediating effects of resilience and self-efficacy on the association between social support and quality of life (QoL) among patients with severe stroke. Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 272 inpatients between June 2023 and June 2025. Validated instruments were used to assess social support (SSRS), resilience (CD-RISC), self-efficacy (GSES), and quality of life (QoL) (SS-QOL). PROCESS Model 6 with 5,000 bias-corrected bootstrap samples was used to test sequential mediation while adjusting for key covariates. Results: Mean scores indicated moderate levels of social support, resilience, self-efficacy, and QoL. Quality of life scores were significantly higher among patients aged <60 years compared to those aged ≥60 years (54.62 ± 14.07 vs. 49.34 ± 13.12), among patients with higher education levels (college or above: 54.73 ± 14.27 vs. primary school or below: 47.26 ± 11.38), among patients covered by Employee Health Insurance compared to self-funded patients (53.26 ± 13.42 vs. 42.36 ± 11.25), and among patients with lower NIHSS scores (10-14 points: 56.38 ± 13.45 vs. 15-24 points: 46.44 ± 12.41). All comparisons were statistically significant at Conclusion: Social support was strongly associated with QoL, both directly and indirectly through resilience and self-efficacy and their sequential pathways. These findings highlight potential intervention targets, although causal inferences are limited by the study's cross-sectional design. Strengthening social support and related psychological resources may improve rehabilitation outcomes in patients with severe strokes.
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