PADEs · all patients (aged > 18 years) at a transition of care
It is very uncertain whether medication reconciliation interventions changes PADEs compared with standard care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
ADEs ( · all patients (aged > 18 years) at a transition of care
Medication reconciliation interventions showed no clear difference in ADEs compared with standard care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Unplanned rehospitalisation · all patients (aged > 18 years) at a transition of care
Medication reconciliation interventions showed no clear difference in unplanned rehospitalisation compared with standard care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital usage (composite measure of ED, rehospitalisation) · all patients (aged > 18 years) at a transition of care
It is very uncertain whether medication reconciliation interventions changes hospital usage (composite measure of ED, rehospitalisation) compared with standard care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Patient outcomes · licensed health professionals (doctors, nurses and allied health professionals fully licensed to practice without supervision)
1 finding from 1 review
Health professionals' behaviours · licensed health professionals (doctors, nurses and allied health professionals fully licensed to practice without supervision)
1 finding from 1 review
Health professionals' skills · licensed health professionals (doctors, nurses and allied health professionals fully licensed to practice without supervision)
1 finding from 1 review
Health professional knowledge at 90 d · licensed health professionals (doctors, nurses and allied health professionals fully licensed to practice without supervision)
1 finding from 1 review
Adherence · any physician, and any patient treated for chronic diseases with long‐term medication use
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Patient outcomes Lipid levels, HbA1C level, HIV viral load, number of major atherosclerosis disease events · any physician, and any patient treated for chronic diseases with long‐term medication use
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Health resource use Rate of hospitalisations, rate of emergency department encounters, rate of outpatient encounters, rate of oral steroid use · any physician, and any patient treated for chronic diseases with long‐term medication use
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Processes of care Rate of medication change (medication discontinued, added, replaced), proportion of visits with appropriate management of uncontrolled hypertension, patient rating (quality of care, duration of the visit, communication with physi... · any physician, and any patient treated for chronic diseases with long‐term medication use
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Adverse events · any physician, and any patient treated for chronic diseases with long‐term medication use
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Mortality at time point closest to 90 days · participants with internal medicine diseases and conditions
It is very uncertain whether short‐stay unit hospitalisation changes mortality at time point closest to 90 days compared with usual care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.73 [0.47, 1.15]
1294 participants
Very low
Serious adverse events at time point closest to 90 days · participants with internal medicine diseases and conditions
It is very uncertain whether short‐stay unit hospitalisation changes serious adverse events at time point closest to 90 days compared with usual care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.95 [0.59, 1.54]
1907 participants
Very low
Quality of life at time point closest to 90 days · participants with internal medicine diseases and conditions
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
1029 participants
Very low
Activities of daily living · participants with internal medicine diseases and conditions
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
569 participants
Very low
Patient readmissions · participants with internal medicine diseases and conditions
It is very uncertain whether short‐stay unit hospitalisation changes hospital readmission at time point closest to 90 days compared with usual care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.8 [0.54, 1.19]
1753 participants
Very low
Non‐serious adverse events at time point closest to 90 days · participants with internal medicine diseases and conditions
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
533 participants
Very low
Costs · participants with internal medicine diseases and conditions
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
1433 participants
Very low