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106 questions · 118 findings · 17 reviews · Effective Practice and Organisation of Care

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No studies found 17 · 14.4%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 37 · 31.4%Low 32 · 27.1%Moderate 28 · 23.7%High 4 · 3.4%

Index pricing vs no index pricing

Drug expenditure · Norwegian citizens taking one of the following drugs: citalopram (depression), omeprazol (antiulcer), cetirizin (allergy), loratadin…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

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