Table 5 Summary Table of Included Nine Systematic Reviews
CITATION | NUMBER OF RCTs | DATE RANGE OF RCTs | PARTICIPANTS | INTERVENTION | OUTCOMES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berning et al., 2020 [16] AMSTAR 2 rating: Low | 6 | 1996 to 2013 | 1094 | Interventions organised via themes "Care transitions" evaluating interventions involving care coordination within the ED and care related to post-ED discharge care coordination. Physical needs in the emergency care setting" | Patient experience or satisfaction |
Conroy et al., 2011 [38] AMSTAR 2 rating: Critically Low | 5 | 1999- 2005 | 2474 | Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) | Mortality Institutionalisation Functional outcomes: Barthel score Quality of Life: SF36 Cognition: Mini -Mental State Examination Readmissions: Full follow up period for all RCTS Readmission at 1Â month |
Fealy et al., 2009 [39] AMSTAR 2 rating: Critically Low | 6 | 1996- 2005 | 2852 | Gerontologically informed nursing assessment and referral intervention | Admission to hospital Length of stay Nursing home placement/admission Functional Decline Quality of Life: SF36 Patient and care giver satisfaction Readmission to ED |
Hastings & Heflin 2005 [30] AMSTAR 2 rating: Critically Low | 6 | 1999- 2004 | NR | ED interventions (single and multi-strategy interventions) | Functional decline: (IADL and BADL, OARS), ED readmission, Institutionalisation Death |
Hughes et al., 2019 [36] AMSTAR 2 rating: Low | 9 | 1996- 2017 | 4561 | ED interventions (single and multi-strategy interventions) | Functional decline ED readmission Patient experience Quality of Life Hospitalisation |
Karam et al., 2015 [40] AMSTAR 2 rating: Critically Low | 3 | 2003–2007 | 1475 | CGA and PERS | ED revisits Hospital admission Mortality Nursing Home admission |
Lowthian et al., 2015 [2] AMSTAR 2 rating: Moderate | 5 | 1996 to 2011 | 3447 | ED-based care transition | Functional decline in ADL Unplanned ED re-presentation: 1Â month Emergency hospital admission: 1Â month after initial attendance Mortality |
Malik et al., 2018 [37] AMSTAR 2 rating: Critically Low | 7 | 1996–2015 | NR | Geriatric focused nurse assessment and interventions in the ED | Hospitalisation at day 30 post intervention Hospital readmission ED revisits |
Morello et al., 2019 [74] AMSTAR 2 rating: Critically Low | 12 | 1999–2018 | 3986 | Multifactorial falls prevention interventions | Rate of falls: Falls calendars or diaries Number of fallers: Falls calendars or diaries Falls related ED presentation |