Comparison 1. Occupational therapy versus standard care.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Function in ADL at the end of scheduled follow‐up (Barthel ADL Index score)	1	62	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.39 [‐0.11, 0.90]
2 Global poor outcome (death or a drop in ADL score) at the end of scheduled follow‐up (6 months)	1	62	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.34 [0.11, 1.01]
3 Function in ADL at the end of intervention (Barthel ADL Index score)	1	62	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.48 [‐0.03, 0.99]
4 Death at the end of scheduled follow‐up	1	62	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.29 [0.09, 0.98]
5 Mobility (Rivermead Mobility Index score) at the end of scheduled follow‐up	1	62	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.14 [‐0.36, 0.64]