Control arm: usual care
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Older adults who were randomly assigned to the control group continued to receive usual care services offered through their outpatient stroke rehabilitation program. For the two hospital outpatient clinics, this included the provision of stroke rehabilitation services, appointments to see outpatient medical providers, e.g., primary care, neurology, rehabilitation, and referrals to other community-based health and social services. Usual care typically involved 2–3 visits per week for a maximum of 3 months. The specific services that comprise outpatient stroke rehabilitation differed between the two study sites in terms of access to different types of healthcare providers, proportion of visits offered in person or virtually, and the intensity and duration of rehabilitation. During the study period, because of the pandemic, many in-person outpatient rehabilitation visits were not classified as essential services, resulting in reduced access to in-person care, or closure of the clinic [Figure Graphical Depiction of Interventions and Measurement. [Note: Squares represent fixed elements. Circles represent activities that are flexible. Measurement times are bolded [Adapted from Perera et 2007] [