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86 questions · 86 findings · 11 reviews · Effective Practice and Organisation of Care

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Day hospitals vs alternative care or no care

Death or poor outcome (institutional care, disability or deterioration) · patients with rehabilitation needs

Day hospitals showed no clear difference in death or poor outcome (institutional care, disability or… compared with alternative care or no care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.92 [0.74, 1.15]
13 studies · 2831 participants
Low

Day hospitals vs alternative care or no care

Deterioration in ADL in survivors · patients with rehabilitation needs

Day hospitals showed no clear difference in deterioration in ADL in survivors Various ADL measures compared with alternative care or no care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.11 [0.68, 1.8]
7 studies · 905 participants
Low

Day hospitals vs no comprehensive care

Death by the end of · patients with rehabilitation needs

Day hospitals showed no clear difference in death by the end of compared with no comprehensive care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.88 [0.63, 1.22]
4 studies · 1345 participants
Low

Day hospitals vs no comprehensive care

Death or institutional care by the end of · patients with rehabilitation needs

Day hospitals showed no clear difference in death or institutional care by the end of compared with no comprehensive care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.63 [0.4, 1]
4 studies · 1177 participants
Low

Day hospitals vs no comprehensive care

Death or deterioration in ADL · patients with rehabilitation needs

Day hospitals showed no clear difference in death or deterioration in ADL compared with no comprehensive care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.76 [0.56, 1.05]
2 studies · 651 participants
Low

Day hospitals vs no comprehensive care

Death or poor outcome (institutional care, disability or deterioration) · patients with rehabilitation needs

Day hospitals may leads to lower death or poor outcome (institutional care, disability or… compared with no comprehensive care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.72 [0.53, 0.99]
3 studies · 982 participants
Low