Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to ...

Collard 1985 (Continued)
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not described
Blinding (performance bias and detection
bias)
All outcomes
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes
High risk No patient, staff or outcome assessment
blinding
High risk There were significant differences in the
outcome rates for some outcomes. Mortality
was recorded at the end of follow up as
was institutionalisation for other outcomes
such as dependence was incomplete with
high dropout rates.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk No a priori documentation could be found
to judge this item
Other bias Unclear risk No evidence to exclude performance bias
but no clear attrition bias
Baseline outcome measurements similar Unclear risk Measurements at baseline are similar but
differences exist in the reporting numbers
Baseline characteristics similar Unclear risk Baseline characteristics are broadly similar
however because of differences in baseline
numbers it is not entirely clear if the populations
are identical
Study protected against contamination Low risk Care is delivered in different physical units
with separate staffing arrangements
Counsell 2000
Methods Year: 2000
Location: Akron City, Ohio, USA (Community Teaching Hospital)
Team/ward?: ward
Timing: direct (ACE)
Trial methodology: randomised controlled trial
Participants Numbers (total): 1531
Mean age: 80
Male:female ratio: 40% male (approximately)
Inclusion criteria: community-dwelling persons aged 70 or older admitted to medical or
family practice service
Exclusion criteria: transferred from other hospital, nursing home, required speciality unit
admission, elective admissions, LOS < 2 days
Patient selection criteria: unselected
Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital (Review)
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