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AIM: Stroke is the second cause of death worldwide and the third cause of death in industrialized countries. To investigate the effectiveness of the nurse's role the management for people affected by stroke after discharge from hospital to home. METHOD: A systematic review was performed. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines was carried out. MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science and Scopus were searched for studies on the effectiveness of the nurse's role in managing the stroke rehabilitation process after discharge from the home hospital from 2000 to June 2018 in English. The methodological quality was assessed by the Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing Risk of Bias (RoB). The GRADE system was used for evaluating evidence quality of each outcome. RESULTS: 7,025 studies were identified, 12 met the inclusion criteria. The outcomes in the literature are quality of life related to the degree of independence and depression, to the perception and health management and to the adaptation and stress tolerance. No primary outcome is reported in the literature with a high degree of confidence. DISCUSSION: The nurse's role the management for people affected by stroke after discharge from hospital to home represent an effective strategy for an improvement in the functional outcome, quality of life and reduction of costs.