Implementation strategies and outcomes for occupational therapy in adult stroke rehabilitation: a scoping review

Table 2 Study characteristics (N =26)

Country	Sample size (n)	Percentage	Method	Sample size (n)	Percentage	Study design	Sample size (n)	Percentage	Healthcare setting^a	Sample size (n)	Percentage	Innovation^a	Sample size (n)	Percentage
Australia	7	27	Quantitative	18	69	Cross-sectional	1	4	Acute care	7	27	Assessment	4	15
Canada	8	31	Qualitative	3	12	Formative evaluation	1	4	Community	7	27	Intervention	24	92
Denmark	1	4	Mixed methods	5	19	Hermeneutic phenomenology	1	4	Home health	2	8	Knowledge	10	38
Netherlands	3	12				Longitudinal	1	4	Inpatient rehabilitation^b	17	65
Sweden	1	4				Participatory action research	1	4	Long-term care	1	4
Uganda	1	4				Pre–post	13	50	Outpatient^c	6	23
The UK	2	8				Process evaluation	4	15	Skilled nursing	1	4
The USA	3	12				Prospective cohort	1	4	Other^d	3	12
						Randomized controlled trial	1	4
						Retrospective cohort	1	4
						Time series	1	4

N = 26 unless specified otherwise
Percentages were rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.
^a Responses are not mutually exclusive
^b Inpatient rehabilitation includes freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospitals (or facilities) and units and was identified in studies as IRF, acute rehabilitation, rehabilitation hospital, or rehabilitation center
^c Outpatient includes all outpatient clinics regardless of specialty (e.g., outpatient hand therapy clinic)
^d Other includes studies that listed “other” as a healthcare setting or a study involved disseminating knowledge to practitioners working in any healthcare setting, and education was provided at an offsite location or nonphysical environment (e.g., workshop, or online training)

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