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Analysis 3.1. Comparison 3 CGA versus usual care (timing of admission), Outcome 1 Living at home (up <strong>to</strong><br />

6 months).<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: 3 CGA versus usual care (timing of admission)<br />

Outcome: 1 Living at home (up <strong>to</strong> 6 months)<br />

Study or subgroup Experimental Control Odds Ratio Weight Odds Ratio<br />

1 Wards (direct admission)<br />

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

Asplund 2000 121/190 134/223 9.4 % 1.16 [ 0.78, 1.74 ]<br />

Collard 1985 163/218 319/477 10.6 % 1.47 [ 1.02, 2.10 ]<br />

Counsell 2000 536/767 531/764 33.6 % 1.02 [ 0.82, 1.27 ]<br />

Fretwell 1990 104/221 92/215 10.4 % 1.19 [ 0.81, 1.73 ]<br />

Harris 1991 67/97 106/170 5.0 % 1.35 [ 0.79, 2.29 ]<br />

Landefeld 1995 260/327 233/324 10.1 % 1.52 [ 1.06, 2.18 ]<br />

Sub<strong>to</strong>tal (95% CI) 1820 2173 79.0 % 1.20 [ 1.05, 1.38 ]<br />

Total events: 1251 (Experimental), 1415 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 5.20, df = 5 (P = 0.39); I 2 =4%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.64 (P = 0.0082)<br />

2 Wards (stepdown admission)<br />

Applegate 1990 62/78 47/77 2.0 % 2.47 [ 1.21, 5.06 ]<br />

Kay 1992 16/30 17/29 1.7 % 0.81 [ 0.29, 2.26 ]<br />

Rubenstein 1984 46/63 32/60 1.9 % 2.37 [ 1.12, 5.03 ]<br />

Saltvedt 2002 101/127 79/127 3.4 % 2.36 [ 1.35, 4.14 ]<br />

White 1994 14/20 7/20 0.4 % 4.33 [ 1.15, 16.32 ]<br />

Sub<strong>to</strong>tal (95% CI) 318 313 9.4 % 2.20 [ 1.56, 3.09 ]<br />

Total events: 239 (Experimental), 182 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 4.85, df = 4 (P = 0.30); I 2 =18%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 4.52 (P < 0.00001)<br />

3 Teams (direct admission)<br />

Naugh<strong>to</strong>n 1994 39/51 44/60 2.0 % 1.18 [ 0.50, 2.80 ]<br />

Sub<strong>to</strong>tal (95% CI) 51 60 2.0 % 1.18 [ 0.50, 2.80 ]<br />

Total events: 39 (Experimental), 44 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.38 (P = 0.70)<br />

4 Teams (acute admission)<br />

McVey 1989 61/93 64/92 4.6 % 0.83 [ 0.45, 1.55 ]<br />

Sub<strong>to</strong>tal (95% CI) 93 92 4.6 % 0.83 [ 0.45, 1.55 ]<br />

0.01 0.1 1 10 100<br />

Favours control Favours experimental<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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