Objective To observe the status and effects of the social support on rehabilitation in stroke patients.Method Personal resource Questionnaire(PRQ) were compared 198 stroke patients with 200 healthy persons,assessed neurological functional defect and Activities of Daily living(ADL) of stroke patients,when they were discharged and after two months.To observed relationship between social support and effects of rehabilitation.Result The social support scores in stroke patients were lower than those in healthy ones(P<0.01).Neurological functional defect and ADL scores were increased over the social support scores(P< 0.01).Conclusion To strengthen social support could promote rehabilitation of stroke patients.