| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Adie 2014 | No CME intervention. Caregivers were involved in the intervention, but were not obliged. |
| Araujo 2015 | No CME intervention, but skill training and a bit educational intervention. |
| Barzel 2009 | CME, not RCT |
| Baskett 1999 | No CME intervention. Family and caregivers were encouraged to participate during therapy. |
| Bertilsson 2014 | No CME intervention. Caregivers were asked to be involved in the intervention, but were not obliged. |
| Cameron 2015 | No CME intervention. Intervention about how and at which moment to support caregivers. |
| Chang 2015 | No CME intervention. Part of the intervention was skill training. Another part was an intervention for the patient. The 2 interventions could not be separated. |
| Chinchai 2010 | No CME intervention. Educational intervention for the caregiver, with a small part consisting of skill training. |
| El‐Senousey 2012 | No CME intervention but skill training and educational intervention for the caregivers. |
| Evans 1984 | No CME intervention. Educational intervention for patient and caregiver. |
| Forster 2013 | No CME intervention but skill training and educational intervention for the caregivers. |
| Goldberg 1997 | No CME intervention. Intervention consists of a support programme for patient and caregivers at home. |
| Grasel 2005 | Not an RCT, no CME but skill training for the caregivers. |
| Harrington 2010 | No CME intervention. Group community education programme where caregivers were invited to also participate. |
| Harris 2009 | No CME intervention. Family and caregivers were encouraged to participate during therapy. 1 article reported specifically about the role of caregiver involvement in this treatment. |
| Hebel 2014 | No CME intervention, but skill training intervention |
| Hirano 2012 | CME, not RCT |
| Jones 2015 | No CME intervention. "Optional caregiver inclusion" |
| Kalra 2004 | No CME intervention but skill training and educational intervention for the caregivers |
| Koh 2015 | No CME intervention. Caregivers were included to provide safety, but the exercises were done by the patient him‐ or herself. |
| Larson 2005 | No CME intervention. Educational intervention by nurse for caregiver |
| Lin 2004 | No CME intervention. Family and caregivers were encouraged to participate during therapy. |
| Maeshima 2003 | CME, not RCT |
| Marsden 2010 | No CME intervention. Exercises for patient, educational intervention for both patient and caregiver |
| McClellan 2004 | No CME intervention. Family and caregivers were encouraged to participate during therapy. |
| Mudzi 2012 | No CME intervention but skill training and educational intervention for the caregivers |
| NCT00908479 | No CME intervention. Family and caregivers were encouraged to participate during therapy. Only trial information was found. |
| Osawa 2010 | CME, not RCT |
| Parker 2012 | No CME intervention. Educational intervention for the caregiver, with a small part consisting of skill training |
| Redzuan 2012 | Comparison of 2 caregiver‐mediated interventions. Studied intervention was video therapy, not CME. |
| Schure 2006 | No CME intervention. Educational intervention for the caregiver, with a small part consisting of skill training |
| Shyu 2010 | No CME intervention. Educational intervention for the caregiver, with a small part consisting of skill training |
| Smith 2004b | No CME intervention. Educational intervention for patient and caregiver |
| Van de Port 2012 | No CME intervention. Family and caregivers were encouraged to participate during therapy. |
| Walker 1996 | No CME intervention. Intervention aimed at dressing. Family and caregivers were encouraged to participate during therapy. |
CME: caregiver‐mediated exercise; RCT: randomised controlled trial.