Table 17:

RCTs on Team-Based End-of-Life Care—Emergency Department Visit Results

Author, Year	Model of Care	Measure	Assessment Time Point, post-enrolment (weeks)	P Value
Brumley et al, 2007 (17)	Home, Direct Contact	Proportion of people visiting ED	16	0.01
Aiken et al, 2006 (16)	Home, Indirect Contact	Average ED visits per month	24	Not significant
Temel et al, 2010 (23)	Comprehensive, Direct Contact, Early Start	Proportion of people visiting ED from time of enrolment to death	24	0.69

Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; RCT, randomized controlled trial.