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Additional file 1. PRISMA Checklist.

Additional file 2. Search Strategy.

Additional file 3. Characteristics of Included Studies.

Additional file 1: Supplementary Table 1. Search Strategy (PSYCINFO). Supplementary Table 2. Approaches to calculate required data for meta-analyses when not presented in published studies. Supplementary Table 3. Summary of narrative synthesis. Supplementary Figure 1. Meta-analysis for weight loss (kgs). Supplementary Figure 2. Meta-analysis for weight loss (5% body weight loss). Supplementary Figure 3. Meta-analysis for weight maintenance (kgs). Supplementary Figure 4. Meta-analysis for physical activity (IPAQ - Met Minutes). Supplementary Figure 5. Meta-analysis for diet (fruit serves daily). Supplementary Figure 6. Meta-analysis for diet (vegetable serves daily). Supplementary Figure 7. Meta-analysis for BMI. Supplementary Figure 8. Meta-analysis for waist circumference (cms). Supplementary Table 4. Pooled measures for mental health. Supplementary Figure 9. Meta-analysis for Depression (SMD). Supplementary Figure 10. Meta-analysis for Anxiety (SMD). Supplementary Figure 11. Meta-analysis for Severity of Psychological Symptoms (SMD).

Additional file 1: Supplementary Table 1. NSF Criteria for Categorising Sleep Parameters as 'Appropriate', 'May be appropriate' and 'Suboptimal', According to Age.

To synthesise research describing the long-term unmet needs of carers who are providing care to a stroke survivor at home who is at least 3 months post-discharge. A systematic review with a narrative synthesis of the English-language qualitative and quantitative studies identified from MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, EMBASE, AMED, and Scopus was undertaken. Five quantitative studies, seven qualitative studies, and one mixed-method study were included in the review. Five themes of unmet needs were identified from the synthesis: (1) Obtaining adequate information, (2) Taking care of oneself, (3) Service accessibility, (4) Emotional and psychological, and (5) Relationship. Commonly reported needs across the 13 final studies included the need for support from health care and/or service providers, help with self-care, and help with coping and managing emotions. Variables associated with unmet needs included the severity of the stroke that the stroke survivor experienced and the length of hospital stay. Evidence from this review suggests that carers are experiencing a range of long-term unmet needs, particularly in education and training, coping and managing their own emotions, and accessing much-needed services. Recommendations to support carers at home include continuing engagement, assessment, and support from health care providers and services to meet the needs of carers throughout the stroke recovery process.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONCarers of stroke survivors experience complex long-term unmet needs around managing the recovery process of the stroke survivor when they have been discharged from hospital and returned home.Evidence suggests that continuing engagement and support from health care providers and services may assist carers in meeting their unmet needs.Healthcare professionals should provide help in accessing training and services.Support is required to help carers cope and to manage their emotions. Carers of stroke survivors experience complex long-term unmet needs around managing the recovery process of the stroke survivor when they have been discharged from hospital and returned home. Evidence suggests that continuing engagement and support from health care providers and services may assist carers in meeting their unmet needs. Healthcare professionals should provide help in accessing training and services. Support is required to help carers cope and to manage their emotions.

Supplemental material, JHI852530_Supplemental_material_CLN for The unmet needs of carers of stroke survivors: An evaluation of Google search results by Alexandra MJ Denham, Olivia Wynne, Amanda L Baker, Neil J Spratt and Billie Bonevski in Health Informatics Journal

Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) Checklist. (PDF 172 kb)

SPIRIT checklist. (DOC 121 kb)

Model participant information statement. Example information statement provided to potential participants about the trial. (PDF 177 kb)

Model participant information statement. Example information statement provided to potential participants about the trial. (PDF 177 kb)

SPIRIT checklist. (DOC 121 kb)

Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) Checklist. (PDF 172 kb)

Model participant consent form. Example consent form provided to potential participants to enrol in the trial. (PDF 222 kb)

Model participant consent form. Example consent form provided to potential participants to enrol in the trial. (PDF 222 kb)