Table 1 General study information sorted alphabetically

Backus et al. (2013) [39]

To examine the types and amounts of services provided to study participants during the first year after SCI, including during inpatient rehabilitation and post-discharge and the degree to which these services are associated with functional outcomes, social integration, and quality of life 1 year after SCI

Prospective, observational cohort, longitudinal, multi-centre

Phone interview

Spinal Cord Injury

Up to one year post injury

Freburger et al. (2018) [25]

To determine whether receipt of therapy and number and timing of therapy visits decreased hospital readmission risk in stroke survivors discharged home

Retrospective, cohort analysis

Health Claims data

Stroke

30 days post-hospital discharge

Freburger et al. (2018) [24]

To identify predictors of therapist use (any use, continuity of care, timing of care) in the acute care hospital and community (home or outpatient) for patients discharged home after stroke

Retrospective, cohort analysis

Health Claims data & hospital databases

Stroke

30 days post-hospital discharge

Geddes et al. (2001) [40]

To describe and compare six community services providing coordinated, multidisciplinary rehabilitation to people with stroke

Prospective, descriptive study

Collected by a team based on a designed protocol

Stroke

From 1.7 to 25.3 weeks post-stroke

Gladman et al. (1991) [23]

To survey the routine provision of PT and OT in outpatient and day hospitals in Nottingham

Longitudinal study, cross-sectional survey, and observational study

Records from outpatient departments and day hospitals, survey of PTs and OTs, observer during Rx

Stroke

From 1 to 61 days post-inpatient discharge

Green et al. (1999) [2]

To a survey the demand for physiotherapy for longer-term stroke-related mobility problems within the context of an established and comprehensive, community physiotherapy service

Cross-sectional

Survey

Stroke

 > 1 year post-stroke with mobility problems

Grimley et al. (2020) [41]

The aims of this study were to describe current patterns and dose of rehabilitation received in various service configurations and settings in Queensland, Australia, over the first six months after stroke and to examine whether setting of rehabilitation is asso- ciated with differences in functional improvement

Prospective, observational cohort, multi-site

Medical Records

Stroke

Until 6 months post-stroke

Hodgkinson et al. (2000) [38]

To document service utilization by people with traumatic brain injury at different times postinjury and to identify factors that predict service use

Cross-sectional

Questionnaire

Traumatic Brain Injury

6 months to 17 years

Homaifar et al. (2009) [22]

To describe healthcare utilization and cost for veterans with TBI 4 to 40 years postinjury, taking into account age, years since injury, and severity of TBI

Cross-sectional

Electronic patient records

Traumatic Brain Injury

4 to 40 years (Years since injury: Total sample: 18.4 (15.0) ± 12.2; mild: 19.7 (17.0) ± 10.9; mod/severe: 18.0 (13.0) ± 12.7)

Huang et al. (2009) [42]

To investigate the impact of both timing and dose of rehabilitation delivery on the functional recovery of stroke patients

Retrospective cohort

Medical chart review

Stroke

From 1 to 12 months post-stroke

Jackson et al. (2014) [26]

To determine the cost of different components of these services (rehab, social support, equipment provision) during the first and second six-month period following discharge

Prospective longitudinal cohort

Questions with follow-up phone interview

Long-term neurological condition (stroke, TBI, ABI, SCI most common)

At 6 and 12 months post-discharge

Jalayondeja et al. (2011) [43]

To evaluate a model for community participation by Thai stroke victims 6 months post-stroke

Prospective longitudinal cohort

Prospective medical charting

Stroke

From 1 to 6 months post-stroke

Minet et al. (2020) [44]

To investigate the predictive value of disease-related factors, contextual factors, and functioning on the use of healthcare for 1 year after stroke

Prospective

Electronic patient records, structured interviews, and assessments

Stroke

From 3 to 12 months post-stroke

Ngo et al

(2009) [45]

To examine use of physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) among Medicare beneficiaries nationwide before and after the 1997 Balanced Budget Act (BBA), which introduced prospective payment for rehabilitation services

Retrospective observational

Health claims data

Stroke

Not reported

Pucciarelli et al. (2018) [46]

To describe the type and the amount of formal and informal care received by stroke survivors during the first year after home discharge and to identify the baseline predictors of the formal and informal care needs of stroke survivors

Prospective longitudinal observational

Questionnaire administered during interview

Stroke

From 3 to 12 months post-hospital discharge

Rhoda et al. (2009) [47]

To determine the Structure and Process of the rehabilitation of stroke patients at Community Health Centres (CHCs) in the Western Cape, South Africa

Cross-sectional

Patient registers and therapists’ records

Stroke

Up to 6 months post-stroke

Thompson et al. (2019) [48]

To determine the current state of stroke rehabilitation practice within the Wellington Community Older Adults, Rehabilitation and Allied Health (WCORA) team

Prospective cohort

Therapist tracking data form

Stroke

The first 4 weeks and first 3 months post-hospital discharge

Whiteneck et al. (2011) [49]

Examine amount and type of therapy services received in inpatient and post-discharge settings in the first year after spinal cord injury

Prospective observational longitudinal cohort

Patient interviews

Spinal Cord Injury

Up to one year post injury