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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

737 questions · 750 findings · 76 reviews

No studies found 182 · 24.3%GRADE not reported 95 · 12.7%Very low 229 · 30.5%Low 128 · 17.1%Moderate 76 · 10.1%High 40 · 5.3%

Case management for integrated care vs usual care of older people living with frailty

All‐cause mortality · people aged 65 years and older living with frailty

Case management for integrated care showed no clear difference in mortality compared with usual care of older people living with frailty (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Case management for integrated care vs usual care of older people living with frailty

Change in place of residence to a nursing or residential home · people aged 65 years and older living with frailty

Case management for integrated care showed no clear difference in change in place of residence to a nursing or residential home compared with usual care of older people living with frailty (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Case management for integrated care vs usual care of older people living with frailty

Change in healthcare utilisation (hospital admissions) · people aged 65 years and older living with frailty

Case management for integrated care showed no clear difference in change in healthcare utilisation (hospital admissions) compared with usual care of older people living with frailty (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Long‐stored ('older') PRBC (≥ 21 days of storage) vs short‐stored (fresh) PRBC (< 21 days of storage)

Death from any cause · patients requiring blood transfusion (children with malaria and adults with a traumatic injury)

It is very uncertain whether long‐stored ('older') PRBC (≥ 21 days of storage) changes death from any cause compared with short‐stored (fresh) PRBC (< 21 days of storage) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Long‐stored ('older') PRBC (≥ 21 days of storage) vs short‐stored (fresh) PRBC (< 21 days of storage)

Transfusion‐related acute lung injury ‐ not measured · patients requiring blood transfusion (children with malaria and adults with a traumatic injury)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for involving older patients with multi‐morbidity in decision‐making about their health care vs usual care

Patient enablement and engagement (b) Morisky Medication Adherence Scale at 15 months after baseline (8‐item yes‐no survey. Range of scores from 0 to 8. Lower scores suggest non‐adherence) (Morisky 2008) · older patients with multi‐morbidity
1 finding from 1 review

Live zoster vaccine vs placebo

Participants with adverse events: 1 or more serious adverse events regardless of type of storage of the vaccine Clinical or laboratory criteria · healthy older adults aged ≥ 60 years

Live zoster vaccine showed no clear difference in participants with adverse events: 1 or more serious adverse events… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) Measured using temperature‐adjusted g/m²/h with the Tewameter TM 300 (Courage + Khazaka, Cologne, Germany) Hahnel 2017: measured at 56 ± 4 days Shishido 2017: measured 15 minutes after wiping the skin with a dry to... · people 60 years of age and older
1 finding from 1 review

Enhancing vaccination access vs no intervention or another intervention

Home visit with encouragement to receive influenza vaccination compared to home visit with safety intervention · people aged 60 years and older living in the community

Enhancing vaccination access showed no clear difference in home visit with encouragement to receive influenza vaccination… compared with no intervention or another intervention (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review