Table 1.
Characteristics of included records (N=59)
| Variable | Category | N (%) |
| Province | Western Cape | 31 (52.5) |
| Gauteng | 12 (20.3) | |
| National | 6 (10.1) | |
| Eastern Cape | 4 (6.7) | |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 2 (3.3) | |
| Limpopo | 1 (1.6) | |
| Limpopo and Gauteng | 1 (1.6) | |
| Free state | 0 (0) | |
| Mpumalanga | 0 (0) | |
| Northern Cape | 0 (0) | |
| North West | 0 (0) | |
| Undefined | 2 (3.3) | |
| Area | Urban | 41 (69.4) |
| Rural and urban | 3 (5.0) | |
| Periurban | 3 (5.0) | |
| Rural | 2 (3.3) | |
| Undefined | 10 (16.9) | |
| Levels of care | Community | 18 (30.5) |
| Hospital | 16 (27.1) | |
| Primary healthcare (clinics; community health centres) | 12 (20.3) | |
| Rehabilitation centres | 6 (10.1) | |
| Undefined | 7 (11.8) | |
| Study design | Quantitative | 28 (47.4) |
| Mixed methods | 14 (23.7) | |
| Qualitative measures | 10 (16.9) | |
| Review | 2 (3.3) | |
| Editorial | 3 (5.0) | |
| Guideline | 2 (3.3) | |
| Record description | Primary literature (publications) | 34 (57.6) |
| Grey literature: dissertations | 25 (42.3) | |
| Included population | PWS | 34 (57.6) |
| Editorials and reviews | 8 (13.5) | |
| Caregiver | 6 (10.1) | |
| PWS +caregiver | 5 (8.4) | |
| PWS +HCP | 3 (5.0) | |
| HCP | 1 (1.6) | |
| PWS +HCP+experts | 1 (1.6) | |
| Traditional healers+caregivers | 1 (1.6) | |
| Policy-makers | 0 (0) |
HCP, healthcare provider; PWS, people with stroke.