From: Frequent attenders in late life in primary care: a systematic review of European studies
Author and year | Country | Study type | Study population | Sample | Number GP’s/practices | Study quality (score) | ||
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n (FA)/n (Controls) | Age | Sex | ||||||
Bergh and Marklund, 2003 [37] | Sweden | cross-sectional | listed patients | elderly (≥65 years): 85/126 | women (≥65 years): M = 77.1 (Fa), M = 76.4 (CG) men (≥65 years): M = 77.0 (Fa), M = 74.1 (CG) | elderly (≥65 years): 46.4% female | 7/1 | High quality (9) |
Gilleard et al., 1998 [38] | UK | cross-sectional | listed patients aged 65 years and over | 95/919 | range: ≥65 | n/a | n/a /1 | Low quality (6) |
Menchetti et al., 2006 [39] | Italy | cross-sectional | attending patients aged 14 years and older | elderly (≥ 60 years): 136/470 | elderly (≥ 60 years): n/a | elderly (≥ 60 years): 61% female | 191/ n/a | High quality (10) |
Rennemark et al., 2009 [40] | Sweden | cross-sectional | registered patients with the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care | 229/511 | Median = 66 range: 60–78 | 54.2% female | n/a | High quality (10) |
Scherer et al., 2008 [46] | Germany | cohort-study | listed patients with diagnosis of heart failure | 48/262 | M = 72.9 (SD = 9) | 68.8% female (FA)/ 50.4% female (CG) | n/a /44 | Moderate quality (8) |
Sheehan et al., 2003 [45] | UK | cross-sectional | attending patients aged 65 years and over | 53/87 | M = 76.8 (SD = 7.3) range: ≥ 65 | 57.9% female | 14/2 (centres) | Moderate quality (9) |
Svab and Zaletel-Kragelj, 1993 [43] | Slovenia | cross-sectional | listed patients | elderly (>65): 34/78 | elderly (>65): n/a | elderly (>65): n/a | 8/1 (primary care centre) | Low quality (5) |
van den Bussche et al., 2016 [44] | Germany | cross-sectional | registered patients with a health insurance company | 23,590 (19.1%)/99,634 (80.9%) | FA: M = 73, SD = 6.4 CG: M = 71.7, SD = 6.1 | 46.3% female (FA)/ 41.4% female (CG) | n/a | High quality (9) |
Vedsted et al., 2001 [42] | Denmark | cross-sectional | listed patients aged 20 years and over | elderly (>65): n/a | elderly (>65): n/a | elderly (>65): n/a | n/a | High quality (9) |
Vedsted et al., 2004 [41] | Denmark | cross-sectional | attending patients aged 20 years and over | elderly (≥65 years):6718/n/a | elderly (≥65 years): n/a | elderly (≥65 years): 57.8% female (FA) | 320/179 | High quality (10) |