What do systematic reviews say?

Summary of findings: Any alternative model of care vs usual care

Summary of findings: Any alternative model of care showed no clear difference in mortality: proportion of residents who died at longest compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

• Models for delivery and co‐ordination of primary or secondary health care (or both) to older adults living in aged… 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.03 [0.92, 1.16]
  24 studies · 3881 participants
  Moderate

Primary nursing vs usual/team/functional nursing

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Hospital nurse‐staffing models and patient‐ and staff‐related outcomes 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes mortality (6 months) (very low certainty).

• Home or foster home care versus institutional long‐term care for functionally dependent older people 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.89 [1.57, 5.32]
  2 studies · 314 participants
  Very low

ICU follow‐up services vs standard care or no follow‐up service

• Follow‐up services for improving long‐term outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 1289 participants
  Moderate