Table 3.

Summary of interventions.

Intervention	Study	Details
Re-ablement/ Restorative homecare	Glendinning25, King27, Lewin28,29, Tinetti35	A programme or package of homecare where there was a ‘re-ablement/restorative’ philosophy in which the aim was to improve ability to manage activities independently. This involved a series of different practices and the exact combination of which varied within and between studies and sites. Services were usually time limited, goal-focussed and involved a different approach by paid care workers.
Nurse-led health promotion/care coordination	Marek30, Markle-Reid31,32	A registered nurse acted as a named contact for the participant, coordinated services and implemented strategies to bolster health and wellbeing such as: providing education and monitoring illnesses.
Cluster care	Fedlman24	Reorganisation of homecare services into teams to deliver care to ‘clusters’ of individuals in a locality rather than one-to-one blocks of time. Reduced contact time meant that care workers’ role was based on specific tasks rather than time allocated.
Assistive technology	Gottlieb26	Assessment by a case manager followed by the provision of assistive devices (equipment) to increase independence with ADL (meals, bathing, toileting, dressing, mobility). Case managers received training from occupational therapists.
Specialist inter-professional stroke care	Markle-Reid33	Comprehensive rehabilitation services provided by multidisciplinary team with specialist stroke training and expertise involving: rehabilitation, education, support and case management.
Goal-setting	Parsons34	Use of a goal-facilitation tool to set objectives for the homecare episode was implemented by a trained assessor and then goals were passed onto the homecare agency staff.
Occupational therapy bathing intervention	Zingmark36	Assessment of individual needs by an occupational therapist. Interventions were then tailored in order to maximise their performance in bathing.