Table 2.

Included studies showing number of included patients and reason for grouping.

Study	Patient group	n
Bear-Lehman et al. [30]	Stroke patients	7
Bernhardt et al. [31]	Full sample	58
Bernhardt et al. [32]	Trondheim unit	37
De Weerdt et al. [33]	Swiss unit	8
De Weerdt et al. [34]1	1st observation period	22
De Weerdt et al. [34]2	2nd observation period	16
De Wit et al. [35]A	Belgium unit	40
De Wit et al. [35]B	United Kingdom unit	40
De Wit et al. [35]C	Switzerland unit	40
De Wit et al. [35]D	German unit	40
Esmonde et al. [36]	Full Sample	17
Keith [37]1	1st observation period	24
Keith [37]2	2nd observation period	23
Keith & Cowell [38]A	Unit A	22
Keith & Cowell [38]B	Unit B	21
Keith & Cowell [38]C	Unit C	20
Lincoln et al. [39]1	1st observation period	15
Lincoln et al. [39]2	2nd observation period	15
Lincoln et al. [40]A	Stroke unit	39
Lincoln et al. [40]B	Conventional Care Unit	37
Mackey et al. [41]A	Unit A	8
Mackey et al. [41]B	Unit B	8
Pound et al. [42]A	Stroke Unit	12
Pound et al. [42]B	Elderly Care Unit	12
Pound et al. [42]C	General Medical Ward	12
Tinson [43]	Full sample	15
Wellwood et al. [44]A	United Kingdom unit	8
Wellwood et al. [44]B	France unit	8
Wellwood et al. [44]C	Lithuania unit	8
Wellwood et al. [44]D	Russia unit	7

^{1, 2}denote different time periods of observation; ^{A, B, C, D}denote different locations.