Comparison 7. Early supported discharge service versus conventional care: stroke severity subgroups.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Death or dependency	11	1545	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.86 [0.69, 1.07]
1.1 Initial Barthel 10 to 20	11	1164	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.77 [0.61, 0.98]
1.2 Initial Barthel < 10	10	381	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.40 [0.83, 2.36]
2 Length of stay (days)	9	960	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐7.33 [‐12.15, ‐2.50]
2.1 Initial Barthel 10 to 20	9	788	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐3.11 [‐7.13, 0.92]
2.2 Initial Barthel < 10	7	172	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐28.32 [‐39.93, ‐16.71]