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Analysis 1.13. Comparison 1 CGA versus usual care, Outcome 13 Readmissions.<br />

Review: <strong>Comprehensive</strong> <strong>geriatric</strong> <strong>assessment</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>older</strong> <strong>adults</strong> <strong>admitted</strong> <strong>to</strong> hospital<br />

Comparison: 1 CGA versus usual care<br />

Outcome: 13 Readmissions<br />

1 Ward<br />

Study or subgroup Favours experimental Control Odds Ratio Weight Odds Ratio<br />

n/N n/N M-H,Fixed,95% CI M-H,Fixed,95% CI<br />

Asplund 2000 61/182 79/217 12.9 % 0.88 [ 0.58, 1.33 ]<br />

Counsell 2000 161/767 138/764 29.4 % 1.21 [ 0.94, 1.55 ]<br />

Landefeld 1995 104/327 109/324 20.1 % 0.92 [ 0.66, 1.28 ]<br />

Nikolaus 1999 plus ESD 64/179 33/93 7.5 % 1.01 [ 0.60, 1.71 ]<br />

Nikolaus 1999 Ward 59/181 32/92 7.7 % 0.91 [ 0.53, 1.54 ]<br />

Rubenstein 1984 22/63 30/60 5.4 % 0.54 [ 0.26, 1.11 ]<br />

Saltvedt 2002 51/127 51/127 8.2 % 1.00 [ 0.61, 1.65 ]<br />

White 1994 7/20 4/20 0.7 % 2.15 [ 0.52, 9.00 ]<br />

Sub<strong>to</strong>tal (95% CI) 1846 1697 91.7 % 1.01 [ 0.87, 1.17 ]<br />

Total events: 529 (Favours experimental), 476 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 6.77, df = 7 (P = 0.45); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.08 (P = 0.94)<br />

2 Team<br />

Kircher 2007 84/150 65/129 8.3 % 1.25 [ 0.78, 2.01 ]<br />

Sub<strong>to</strong>tal (95% CI) 150 129 8.3 % 1.25 [ 0.78, 2.01 ]<br />

Total events: 84 (Favours experimental), 65 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.94 (P = 0.35)<br />

Total (95% CI) 1996 1826 100.0 % 1.03 [ 0.89, 1.18 ]<br />

Total events: 613 (Favours experimental), 541 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 7.52, df = 8 (P = 0.48); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.36 (P = 0.72)<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> subgroup differences: Chi 2 = 0.75, df = 1 (P = 0.39), I 2 =0.0%<br />

0.01 0.1 1 10 100<br />

Favours experimental Favours control<br />

<strong>Comprehensive</strong> <strong>geriatric</strong> <strong>assessment</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>older</strong> <strong>adults</strong> <strong>admitted</strong> <strong>to</strong> hospital (Review)<br />

Copyright © 2011 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<br />

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