| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Alon 2003 | Not RCT. Unclear if intervention completed at home |
| Andersen 2002 | Intervention not targeted at upper limb. Patients randomised to (1) follow‐up home visits by a physician, (2) physiotherapist instruction at home or (3) standard aftercare |
| Barker 2008 | Intervention was not completed at home |
| Baskett 1999 | Interventions not clearly targeted at upper limb. Patients randomised to home therapy or day hospital therapy |
| Basmajian 1982 | Neither intervention completed at home |
| BCST 1991 | Interventions not targeted at upper limb. Patients randomised to home physiotherapy or day hospital intervention |
| Bjorkdhal 2006 | Interventions not targeted at upper limb. Patients randomised to receive rehabilitation at home, based on individual needs with a focus on activities in natural context or a day clinic group, aimed mainly at improving functions (related to service delivery) |
| Brogardh 2006 | Single intervention (constraint induced movement therapy), not a programme of interventions |
| Byl 2003 | Only part of the intervention completed at home. Alternate treatment could not be considered placebo or usual care ‐ comparison of 2 upper limb interventions |
| Byl 2008 | Intervention not delivered by a therapist within patients' home |
| Calis 2004 | Intervention not delivered by a therapist within patients' home |
| Cauraugh 2003 | No information provided on setting of intervention. Not a programme of interventions |
| Chaiyawat 2009 | Intervention not targeted at upper limb. Patients were evaluated on a range of functions related to indoor and outdoor mobility as well as some basic ADL before a home rehabilitation programme was provided |
| Chen 2006a | Not clear if intervention completed at participants place of residence |
| Delden 2009 | 2 of the interventions were not delivered at home. The third intervention was constraint‐induced therapy which is defined as a single intervention for the purpose of this review, and was therefore excluded as not a programme of therapy |
| Djkerman 2004 | Not RCT. A single intervention (motor imagery) |
| Domino 1993 | Intervention not targeted at upper limb. Patients randomised to receive domiciliary or hospital‐based care after discharge (related to service delivery) |
| Donaldson 2009 | Intervention not delivered at home |
| Gabr 2005 | Both upper limb interventions completed at home. Health care professional did not visit patients' home |
| Gilbertson 2000 | Interventions not targeted at upper limb. Patients randomised to domiciliary occupational therapy or routine follow‐up after discharge |
| Hara 2008 | Only 1 intervention of interest, not a programme of upper limb targeted interventions |
| Hesse 2008 | Intervention not delivered at home |
| Higgins 2006 | Home exercises included but most of the intervention did not take place within patients' home (rehabilitation setting) |
| Kimberley 2004 | Single intervention (electrical stimulation) not a programme of interventions targeted at the upper limb |
| Lin 2004 | Interventions not targeted at upper limb. Patients randomised to home‐based physical therapy, comprising motor facilitation, postural control, functional ambulation and ADL training or no treatment |
| Liu 2009 | Intervention not delivered at home |
| Lo 2009 | Intervention not delivered at home |
| Lo 2010 | Intervention not completed at home |
| Noad 1998 | Not RCT |
| Ozdemir 2001 | Intervention not targeted at upper limb. Investigating service delivery (related to service delivery) |
| Page 2009 | Intervention not delivered at home |
| Pang 2006 | Interventions not completed at home |
| Platz 2009 | Intervention not delivered at home |
| Ploughman 2008 | Not an upper limb intervention |
| Ring 2005 | Not RCT |
| Roderick 2001 | Intervention not targeted at upper limb. Patients randomised to receive domiciliary care or day hospital (related to service delivery) |
| Rudd 1997 | Intervention not targeted at upper limb. Patients randomised to early discharge scheme or conventional care (related to service delivery) |
| Ryan 2006 | Intervention not targeted at upper limb |
| Sackley 2006 | Intervention not targeted at upper limb. Care homes were randomised to receive occupational therapy or usual care |
| Sun 2010 | Intervention not delivered at home |
| Thielman 2004 | Both upper limb interventions completed at home |
| Thrasher 2008 | Intervention not delivered at home |
| TOTAL 2001 | Interventions not targeted at upper limb. Both interventions completed at home |
| Tseng 2006 | Both interventions completed in long term care facilities. ROM exercises only ‐ not a programme of interventions |
| Turton 1990 | Home programme, but not RCT |
| Volpe 2008 | Intervention not delivered at home |
| Walker 1999 | Interventions not targeted at upper limb. Patients randomised to receive occupational therapy at home or no intervention (control group) |
| Wolfe 2000 | Interventions not targeted at upper limb. Patients randomised to rehabilitation at home by rehabilitation team or usual care (related to service delivery) |
| Yu 2009 | Interventions not targeted at upper limb |
ADL: activities of daily living RCT: randomised controlled trial ROM: range of motion