Table 1 Selection criteria
Domain | Selection criteria | |
|---|---|---|
Participants | People aged ≥65 years (Operationalization according to the reported mean age of the study population of at least 60.0 years or 80% of the population aged over 60 years) | |
Setting | Primary care setting - outpatient hospital care - hospital stays < 24 h - transition from primary care to other settings Providers all health professionals including doctors as general practitioners and medical specialists, nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, occupational therapists, social workers, dietitians, psychologists, and dentists involved in CPW utilization in PC setting | |
Intervention | Criteria for considering an intervention as care pathway - (1) the intervention must be a structured, multi-disciplinary care plan that - (2) details the steps in the course of a treatment in the plan, algorithm, pathway, guide or the like and - (3) must be applied to translate evidence into practice in the local context - Aim: standardization of care for a specific health problem in a specific group of patients | |
Comparator(s) | No restrictions | |
Study designs | Main project reports - randomized controlled trials - non-randomized controlled trials - controlled before-after studies - interrupted time series | Additional process evaluation reports No restrictions |
Outcome | No restrictions | |
Publication period | 2007 to 2019 | |
Language | - German - English | |