Cochrane · systematic review · CD000443
Early supported discharge services for people with acute stroke
Langhorne, P, Baylan, S · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
StrokeAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 4 · 57.1%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Comparison
Population: people with stroke
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Death or dependency at end of scheduled | OR 0.8 [0.67, 0.95] | 16 studies · 2359 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Death at end of scheduled | OR 1.04 [0.77, 1.4] | 16 studies · 2116 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Death or institution care at end of scheduled | OR 0.75 [0.59, 0.96] | 12 studies · 1664 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Extended activities of daily living (EADL) score at end of scheduled | SMD 0.14 [0.03, 0.25] | 11 studies · 1262 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Satisfaction with services at end of scheduled | OR 1.6 [1.08, 2.38] | 5 studies · 513 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Length of initial hospital stay (days) | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 2161 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Readmission to hospital at end of scheduled | OR 1.09 [0.79, 1.51] | 6 studies · 784 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |