Table 23:
Effect of Patient Care Planning Discussions on Other Outpatient Visits
| Author, Year | Study Design | Tool Used? | Results Intervention | Results Control | Difference in Means (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Single-Provider Discussion vs. Usual Care or No Discussion GRADE for all evidence: Low | |||||
| Engelhardt et al, 2009 (56) | Obs-cont | Yes | Outpatient visits | Outpatient visits | 2.39 (−4.18, 8.96) |
| Mean change from baseline (SD): −0.4 (32.5)a | Mean change from baseline (SD): −2.8 (34.8)a | ||||
|
Team-Based Discussion vs. Usual Care or No Discussion GRADE for all evidence: Moderate | |||||
| Rabow et al, 2004 (57) | Obs-cont | No | Clinic and specialist visits combined | Clinic and specialist visits combined | −5.20 (−9.70, −0.70)b |
| Mean (SD): 12.4 (9.5) | Mean (SD): 17.6 (11.8) | ||||
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; GRADE, Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation; Obs-cont, observational study with contemporaneous controls; SD, standard deviation.
a
Standard deviations are slightly larger because information about the correlation between estimates was not provided.
b
Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05.