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5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews · Effective Practice and Organisation of Care

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Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) vs usual care

Death (any cause) (median · older people at risk of poor health outcomes

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment showed no clear difference in death Median compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for community‐dwelling, high‐risk, frail, older people 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.88 [0.76, 1.02]
18 studies · 7151 participants
Moderate

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) vs usual care

Admission to a nursing home (end of · older people at risk of poor health outcomes

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment showed no clear difference in nursing home admission Median compared with usual care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for community‐dwelling, high‐risk, frail, older people 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.76, 1.14]
13 studies · 4206 participants
High

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) vs usual care

Unplanned admission to hospital · older people at risk of poor health outcomes

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment may leads to lower unplanned hospital admission Median compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for community‐dwelling, high‐risk, frail, older people 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.83 [0.7, 0.99]
6 studies · 1716 participants
Low

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) vs usual care

ED visits · older people at risk of poor health outcomes

It is very uncertain whether comprehensive Geriatric Assessment changes emergency department visits Median compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for community‐dwelling, high‐risk, frail, older people 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.65 [0.26, 1.59]
3 studies · 873 participants
Very low

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) vs usual care

Serious adverse events (falls) Median · older people at risk of poor health outcomes

It is very uncertain whether comprehensive Geriatric Assessment changes serious adverse events (falls) Median compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for community‐dwelling, high‐risk, frail, older people 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.82 [0.58, 1.17]
2 studies · 1380 participants
Very low