Table 2 Study and participants’ characteristics

Junius-Walker et al., 2012 [20]

Cluster RCT

PrefCheck

Country

Germany

Doctor-patient agreement about the importance ratings of individual health problems

Determination of priorities

Rates of priority problem treatment planning

Setting

GP/PCP

Number

322 participants

Condition

Multimorbidity^a

Study age criterion

≥ 70 years of age

Study age

Intervention group: M = 76.9, no range reported

Control group: M = 77.5, no range reported

Wrede et al., 2013 [21]

Cluster RCT

PrefCheck

Country

Germany

Importance ratings discussed & prioritization at consultation level, health problems level and nature of the health problem level

Setting

GP/PCP

Number

42 consultations

Condition

Multimorbidity^a

Study age criterion

≥ 70 years of age

Study age

Intervention group:

M = 77.0, IQR = 71.3–81.8

Control group: M = 78.0, IQR = 75.0–81.0

Boult et al., 2008 [24]

Cluster RCT

Guided Care

Country

USA

PACIC^c goal-setting subscale

Setting

GP/PCP

Number

904 participants

Condition

Multimorbidity^b

Study age criterion

≥ 65 years of age

Study age

Intervention group M = 77.2, range 66–106

Control group M = 78.1, range 66–96

Boyd et al., 2010 [23]

Cluster RCT

Guided Care

Country

USA

PACIC^c goal-setting subscale

Setting

GP/PCP

Number

904 participants

Condition

Multimorbidity^b

Study age criterion

≥ 65 years of age

Study age

Intervention group M = 77.2, range 66–106

Control group M = 78.1, range 66–96

Wolff et al., 2010 [22]

Cluster RCT

Guided Care Program for Family and Friends (GCPFF)

Country

USA

PACIC^c goal-setting subscale ratings by caregivers

Setting

GP/PCP

Number

308 caregiver-patient pairs

Condition

Multimorbidity^b

Study age criterion

≥ 65 years of age (patient)

Study age

Intervention group (patient): M = 78.0, SD = 0.6

Control group: M = 77.9, SD = 0.7

Bartels et al., 2014 [25]

RCT

Helping Older People Experience Success (HOPES)

Country

USA

Rate of completed advance directives

Setting

Community mental-health agency

Number

183 participants

Condition

SMI

Study age criterion

≥ 50 years of age

Study age

Intervention group: M = 60.3, SD = 8.0

Control group: M = 60.1, SD = 7.1

Coventry et al., 2015 [26]

Cluster RCT

Collaborative Care Model

Country

United Kingdom

PACIC^c goal-setting subscale

Setting

GP/PCP

Number

387 participants

Condition

DM or CHD and depression^d

Study age criterion

≥ 18 years of age

Study age

Intervention group: M = 57.9, SD = 12.0

Control group: M = 59.2, SD = 11.4

Blom et al., 2016 [27]

Cluster RCT

The Integrated Systematic Care for Older PEople (ISCOPE) study

Country

The Netherlands

Median number and percentage of goals in care plans

Setting

GP/PCP

Number

1921 participants

Condition

Multimorbidity*

Study age criterion

≥ 75 years of ages

Study age

Intervention group - not selected for care plan: M = 82.7, median = 79.2, IQR = 87.1

Intervention group-selected for care plan: M = 82.0, median = 78.8, IQR = 86.9

Control group: M = 83.7, median = 79.8, IQR = 88.0