| Methods | RCT Concealment of allocation: DONE Follow up of patients: 1 year Blinded assessment of outcomes: NOT DONE Follow- up of patients: 2, 4 and 6 months and 1 year Baseline measurement: DONE Reliable primary outcome measure: DONE Protection against contamination: DONE |
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| Participants | Location: London, UK Patients recovering from a stroke Mean age: treatment = 70 (SD 11); control = 72 (SD 12) Treatment = 167 Control = 164 |
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| Interventions | Hospital at home (early discharge) Type of service: co-ordinated by hospital based consultant, community based nursing and therapy; 24 hour care not available Control group: hospital care and hospital organised rehabilitation |
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| Outcomes | Mortality Re-admission Functional status Psychological well-being Patient satisfaction Carer satisfaction Carer burden |
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| Notes | ||
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors’ judgement | Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | A - Adequate |
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