Table 3.

Outcomes measured in the included studies

Outcome	Number of studies
Use of care	11
ED	9
ED length of stay	1
Admission	4
Admission length of stay	2
EMS	3
Primary care services	1
Care cost	6
ED	2
Admission	3
EMS	2
Healthcare services (primary, secondary and supportive care)	4
Hospital-based outpatient services	1
Medication	1
Other	6
Quality of life	3
Community care engagement	1
Drug and alcohol use	1
ED disposition	1
EMS dispatch priority	1
EMS task time	1
EMS mileage	1
Health locus of control	1
Housing status	1
Mortality	1
Paramedic transport code	1
Patient satisfaction	1
Primary care engagement	1
Triage category (ED)	1

ED, emergency department; EMS, Emergency Medical System.