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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,782 questions · 1,852 findings · 128 reviews · Effective Practice and Organisation of Care

No studies found 557 · 30.1%GRADE not reported 53 · 2.9%Very low 446 · 24.1%Low 476 · 25.7%Moderate 255 · 13.8%High 65 · 3.5%

Intervention not reported

Hospital length of stay · patients admitted to hospital with a medical condition (27 trials), with a mix of medical and surgical conditions (4 trials), following a…

The intervention showed no clear difference in hospital length of stay (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Unscheduled readmission · patients admitted to hospital with a medical condition (27 trials), with a mix of medical and surgical conditions (4 trials), following a…

The intervention probably leads to lower unscheduled readmission (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Patient health status · patients admitted to hospital with a medical condition (27 trials), with a mix of medical and surgical conditions (4 trials), following a…
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Satisfaction of patients, care givers and healthcare professionals · patients admitted to hospital with a medical condition (27 trials), with a mix of medical and surgical conditions (4 trials), following a…

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes satisfaction of patients, care givers and healthcare professionals (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Healthcare resource use and costs · patients admitted to hospital with a medical condition (27 trials), with a mix of medical and surgical conditions (4 trials), following a…

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes healthcare resource use and costs (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Whole‐facility changes: Home‐like models vs traditional environment

Health‐related quality of life Dementia‐specific quality of life measure (QUALIDEM) (higher scores = better) · older adults living in long‐term residential care including, but not limited to, dementia‐specific care settings
1 finding from 1 review

Whole‐facility changes: Home‐like models vs traditional environment

Global behaviour Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Neuropsychiatric Inventory‐Nursing Home version (NPI‐NH) and Nurses Observations Scale for Geriatric Patients (NOSGER) (lower scores = better) · older adults living in long‐term residential care including, but not limited to, dementia‐specific care settings
1 finding from 1 review

Whole‐facility changes: Home‐like models vs traditional environment

Depression Revised Memory and Behaviour Problems Checklist (RMBPC) and Mood Scale Score (MSS) (lower scores = better) · older adults living in long‐term residential care including, but not limited to, dementia‐specific care settings
1 finding from 1 review

Whole‐facility changes: Home‐like models vs traditional environment

Serious adverse effects Physical restraints, reported as percentage points (lower = better) · older adults living in long‐term residential care including, but not limited to, dementia‐specific care settings

It is very uncertain whether whole‐facility changes: Home‐like models changes serious adverse effects Physical restraints, reported as percentage… compared with traditional environment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review