Study	Reason for exclusion
Hopps 2006	Methodology and design. The intervention described is a telemedicine application aiming to provide nursing contacts beyond those available under traditional home care.
Jutai 2000	Methodology and design. This study investigates the impact of electronic aids to daily living for young adults with progressive neuromuscular conditions. This was a site‐control after study design.
Sixsmith 2000	Methodology and design. This study describes the evaluation of an intelligent home monitoring system, applying a multi‐method research approach involving qualitative and quantitative techniques.
Vincent 2006	Methodology and design. This study was uncontrolled and was not an interrupted time series analysis (ITS).