Table 2

Social support measures in the included studies

Ang and Malhotra36 Chan and Zeng53 Chan and Zeng54 Chi and Chou42 Gong et al 51 Lee et al 57 Leung et al 39 Li et al 43 Li et al 58 Ng et al 40 Piboon et al 55 Shin et al 41 Suttajit 52 Tiedt48 Tsai et al 50 Tsuboi et al (2016)44 Wang et al 47 Wee et al 59 Yoo et al 45 Chao49 Chen et al 46 Chou and Chi37 Hashimoto et al 56 Koizumi et al 38 Total
Structural
 Marital status+++++5
 Living arrangement+++++++++++11
 Size of network++++++++8
 Composition++2
 Sources of social support+++++++7
 Frequency of social contact+++++++++++11
 Children nearby+1
Functional
 Type of support++++++++++++++14
 Confidant++++++6
 Satisfaction++++++6
Total144920121321435454175521
Perceived Social Support++++++++++++12
Received Social Support++++4

  • ‘+’=measured social support component.