Question · asked by 1 review

Admission avoidance hospital at home vs inpatient admission: Mortality (6 months'

Population
older people requiring hospital admission
Intervention
Admission avoidance hospital at home
Comparison
inpatient admission
Outcome
Mortality (6 months'

Admission avoidance hospital at home showed no clear difference in mortality (6 months' compared with inpatient admission (moderate certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Admission avoidance hospital at home vs inpatient admission
Mortality (6 months' · older people requiring hospital admission
Admission avoidance hospital at home showed no clear difference in mortality (6 months' compared with inpatient admission (moderate certainty).
Admission avoidance hospital at home (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.88 [0.68, 1.13]5 studies · 1502 participantsModerate

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Admission avoidance hospital at home
2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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