Table 2.
Summary of outcome measures.
| Category | Measure | Indexes | No. of unique publications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical | Mortality | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30 | 20 |
| Clinical | Readmission | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 | 19 |
| Clinical/resource utilisation/ward productivity/efficiency | Length of stay | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 | 18 |
| Clinical/patient reported | Fall related | 5, 7 | 2 |
| Clinical | Other adverse effects | 5, 7, 15 | 3 |
| Clinical/healthcare utilisation | Discharge destination | 5, 7, 12, 27, 30 | 5 |
| Clinical/patient reported | Quality adjusted life years | 13 | 1 |
| Clinical | Time to death after discharge | 26 | 1 |
| Clinical | Need for a type of care package, increased dependency or mobility | 7 | 1 |
| Clinical | Days at residence post-discharge | 7 | 1 |
| Patient reported | Activities of daily living | 5, 18, 28 | 3 |
| Patient reported | Pain | 5 | 1 |
| Patient reported | Fatigue | 5 | 1 |
| Patient reported | Quality of life | 5, 7, 13 | 3 |
| Patient reported | Patient satisfaction | 5, 22, 27 | 3 |
| Patient reported | Patient experience | 19, 25 | 2 |
| Patient reported | Emotional distress/psychological burden | 5, 7 | 2 |
| Caregiver reported | Caregiver burden | 7 | 1 |
| Caregiver reported | Caregiver satisfaction | 5 | 1 |
| Staff reported | Staff experience | 7, 22 | 2 |
| Costs | Costs | 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 13, 16, 20, 21, 29, 30 | 12 |
| Resource/healthcare utilisation | Index admission resource utilisation (other than length of stay and transfer to higher acuity care) | 3, 5, 20 | 3 |
| Clinical/healthcare utilisation | Transfer to higher acuity care | 5, 12, 20, 21 | 4 |
| Healthcare utilisation | Emergency department visits | 5 | 1 |
| Resource/healthcare utilisation | Outpatient visits | 5, 13 | 2 |
| Resource utilisation | Inpatient care post-discharge | 13 | 1 |
| Resource/health utilisation/other | Home care | 5, 13 | 2 |
| Resource utilisation | Nursing care post-discharge | 13 | 1 |
| Resource/healthcare utilisation | Primary care | 5, 7, 13 | 3 |
| Healthcare utilisation | Allied healthcare post-discharge | 5 | 1 |
| Resource/healthcare utilisation | Institutionalisation | 5, 13 | 2 |
| Others | Complaints and litigation costs | 7 | 1 |