Cochrane · systematic review · CD009844
Home or foster home care versus institutional long‐term care for functionally dependent older people
Young, C, Hall, AM, Gonçalves‐Bradley, DC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
Effective Practice and Organisation of CareAMSTAR 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 20%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 80%Low 0 · 0%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
Comparison
Population: older adults with functional dependence
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mortality (6 months) | RR 2.89 [1.57, 5.32] | 2 studies · 314 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Physical function (3‐6 months) | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 1295 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Quality of life (3‐6 months) | RR 1.97 | 2 studies · 114 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Hospital admissions | RR 2.75 [2.59, 2.92] | 3 studies · 14853 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Number of adverse health outcomes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |