Methods	RCT Concealment of allocation: DONE Follow up of patients: 3 and 6 months Blinded assessment of outcomes: NOT CLEAR Baseline measurement: DONE Reliable primary outcome measure: DONE Protection against contamination: DONE
Participants	Location: Stockholm, Sweden Patients recovering from a stroke Mean age: 72 years Treatment = 41 Control = 40
Interventions	Hospital at home Type of service: community based nursing and therapy Control group: in-patient hospital care
Outcomes	Functional status Psychological well-being Patient satisfaction Use of hospital and home rehabilitation service
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors’ judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Low risk	A - Adequate

GP = general practitioner

HAH = hospital at home

RCT = randomised controlled trial