Aubin et al., 2012 | |||||||
Intervention | Control | Outcome | Number of studies | Number of patients | Median effect sizea % (95% BCI)b | Hetero-geneity | Quality of evidence: GRADE |
Interdisciplinary teams (targeting informational continuity) | Usual care | Functional status | 11 | 3057 | 0 (−3.40, 2.70) | NAV | Very low |
Physical status | 16 | 3589 | 0 (−0.50, 0.50) | NAV | Very low | ||
Psychological status | 13 | 3228 | −0.24 (−3.00, 0.02) | NAV | Very low | ||
Social status | 4 | 589 | −0.01 (−10.70, 0.30) | NAV | Very low | ||
Global quality of life | 9 | 2472 | 2.0 (−0.03, 3.20) | NAV | Very low | ||
Interdisciplinary teams (targeting management continuity) | Usual care | Functional status | 11 | 2612 | 0 (−3.40, 2.00) | NAV | Very low |
Physical status | 18 | 3439 | 0 (−0.50, 0.03) | NAV | Very low | ||
Psychological status | 15 | 3687 | −1.1 (−6.30, 0.00) | NAV | Very low | ||
Social status | 4 | 528 | −0.7 (−7.00, 0.30) | NAV | Very low | ||
Global quality of life | 7 | 1717 | 2.0 (−1.90, 3.20) | NAV | Very low | ||
Health Quality Ontario, 2014 | |||||||
Intervention | Control | Outcome | Number of studies | Number of patients | Effect size (95% CI) | Hetero-geneity | Quality of evidence: GRADE |
Home team-based model of care | Medicare guidelines for home health care | Home death (number of people) | 1 | 310 | Odds ratio 2.20 (1.30, 3.72) | NA | Low |
Hospital admission (number of people admitted to hospital) | 1 | 310 | Odds ratio 0.39 (0.24, 0.62) | NA | Low | ||
Home (indirect) team-based model of care | Usual care by a management care organization | Advanced care planning (number of people) | 1 | 190 | Odds ratio 1.30 (0.58, 2.90) | NA | Very low |
Hospital team-based model of care | Hospital care/primary care team only | Advanced care planning | 2 | 616 | Odds ratio 2.77 (0.48, 16.11) | I-square 48% | Very low |
Comprehensive team-based model of care | Usual care | Home death (number of people) | 1 | 434 | Odds ratio 1.89 (1.13, 3.16) | NA | Moderate |
Nursing home death (number of people) | 1 | 434 | Odds ratio 0.37 (0.20, 0.67) | NA | Moderate | ||
Hospital admission | 1 | 434 | Odds ratio 0.90 (0.42, 1.89) | NA | Moderate | ||
Comprehensive, early start, team-based model of care | Routine oncologic care | Hospital admission | 1 | 151 | Odds ratio 0.84 (0.34, 2.03) | NA | Low |
Shaw et al., 2014 | |||||||
Intervention | Control | Outcome | Number of studies | Number of patients | Effect size (95% CI) | Hetero-geneity | Quality of evidence- risk of bias |
Nurse-managed protocols | Usual care | Systolic blood pressure (difference in mmHg) | 12 | Intervention:5244 Control:4980 | Weighted mean difference − 3.68 (−6.31, −1.05) | I-square 75.1% | According to the approach recommended by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: 4 articles: Low risk of bias/good quality 12 articles: Moderate risk of bias/fair quality 2 articles: High risk of bias/poor quality |
Usual care | Diastolic blood pressure (difference in mmHg) | 12 | Intervention:5244 Control:4980 | Weighted mean difference − 1.56 (−2.76, −0.36) | I-square 75.1% | ||
Usual care | Total cholesterol (difference in mg/dL) | 9 | Intervention:1879 Control:1615 | Weighted mean difference − 9.37 (−20.77, 2.02) | I-square 90.8% | ||
Usual care | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (difference in mg/dL) | 6 | Intervention:564 Control:555 | Weighted mean difference − 12.07 (−28.27, 4.13) | I-square 89.1% | ||
Usual care | Hemoglobin A1c level | 8 | Intervention:1444 Control: 1189 | Weighted mean difference − 0.40 (−0.70, −0.10)% | I-square 69.8% | ||
Snaterse et al., 2016 | |||||||
Intervention | Control | Outcome | Number of studies | Number of patients | Effect size (95% CI) | Hetero-geneity | Quality of evidence– risk of bias |
Nurse-coordinated care | Usual care | Blood pressure (difference in mmHg) | 7 | 3514 | Weighted mean difference −2.96 (−4.40, −1.53) | I-square 37.1% p = 0.146 | Cochrane Collaboration’s risk of bias tool: low/unclear risk of bias. |
Usual care | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (difference in mmol/L) | 8 | 3441 | Weighted mean difference −0.23 (−0.36, −0.10) | I-square 74.3% p = 0.000 | ||
Usual care | Smoking cessation rates (Relative risk of quitting) | 8 | 3265 | Relative risk 1.25 (1.09, 1.43)% | I-square 0.0% p = 0.459 |