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Analysis 3.2. Comparison 3 CGA versus usual care (timing of admission), Outcome 2 Living at home (end<br />

of follow up).<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: 2 Living at home (end of follow up)<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 5.9 % 1.16 [ 0.78, 1.74 ]<br />

Collard 1985 163/218 319/477 6.7 % 1.47 [ 1.02, 2.10 ]<br />

Counsell 2000 474/767 485/764 24.7 % 0.93 [ 0.76, 1.14 ]<br />

Fretwell 1990 104/221 92/215 6.6 % 1.19 [ 0.81, 1.73 ]<br />

Landefeld 1995 218/327 194/324 8.6 % 1.34 [ 0.97, 1.85 ]<br />

Sub<strong>to</strong>tal (95% CI) 1723 2003 52.5 % 1.13 [ 0.98, 1.29 ]<br />

Total events: 1080 (Experimental), 1224 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 6.58, df = 4 (P = 0.16); I 2 =39%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.71 (P = 0.088)<br />

2 Wards (acute admission)<br />

Nikolaus 1999 plus ESD 118/181 55/92 3.4 % 1.26 [ 0.75, 2.11 ]<br />

Nikolaus 1999 Ward 114/179 56/93 3.6 % 1.16 [ 0.69, 1.94 ]<br />

Sub<strong>to</strong>tal (95% CI) 360 185 6.9 % 1.21 [ 0.84, 1.74 ]<br />

Total events: 232 (Experimental), 111 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 0.05, df = 1 (P = 0.82); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.02 (P = 0.31)<br />

3 Wards (stepdown admission)<br />

Applegate 1990 55/78 43/77 1.7 % 1.89 [ 0.97, 3.67 ]<br />

Cohen 2002 GEMC 200/346 185/346 10.4 % 1.19 [ 0.88, 1.61 ]<br />

Cohen 2002 UCOP 217/348 185/348 9.3 % 1.46 [ 1.08, 1.97 ]<br />

Kay 1992 16/30 17/29 1.1 % 0.81 [ 0.29, 2.26 ]<br />

Rubenstein 1984 35/63 22/60 1.3 % 2.16 [ 1.05, 4.45 ]<br />

Saltvedt 2002 76/127 68/127 3.6 % 1.29 [ 0.79, 2.13 ]<br />

White 1994 14/20 7/20 0.3 % 4.33 [ 1.15, 16.32 ]<br />

Sub<strong>to</strong>tal (95% CI) 1012 1007 27.6 % 1.40 [ 1.17, 1.67 ]<br />

Total events: 613 (Experimental), 527 (Control)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 7.33, df = 6 (P = 0.29); I 2 =18%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 3.74 (P = 0.00018)<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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