evidence/gaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD009095

Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes

Alldred, DP, Kennedy, MC, Hughes, C, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

Effective Practice and Organisation of Care2 versionsAMSTAR 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 1 · 14.3%Low 6 · 85.7%Moderate 0 · 0%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

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Comparison

Population: older people (aged 65 years or older) living in care homes
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Adverse drug events
no estimate extracted2 studies · 1228 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Hospital admissions
no estimate extracted8 studies · 7606 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Mortality
no estimate extracted6 studies · 6805 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Quality of life
no estimate extracted2 studies · 586 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Medication‐related problems
no estimate extracted7 studies · 6640 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Medication appropriateness
no estimate extracted5 studies · 1566 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Medicine costs
no estimate extracted5 studies · 4734 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness