Table 3.
Pattern dimension-outcome
| Organizational intervention | Number of studies | Outcomesa | Pattern ‘Dimension- Outcome’ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓HR | ↓ ED admission | ↓ Unmet health care needs | |||
| Continuity of care via case management | 16b | 8/15 | 7/13 | 3/3 | No |
| Formal integration of services | 10c | 4/4 | 6/6 | 5/6 | Yesd |
| Clinical multidisciplinary teams | 6 | 1/1 | 0/4 | 2/2 | No |
| Continuity of care via arrangement for follow-up | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | - | No |
| Revision of professional roles | 1 | - | - | 1/1 | No |
| Institution incentives | 3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/2 | No |
| Capitation | 1 | - | 1/1 | 0/1 | No |
HR hospitalisation rate, ED emergency department, RCT Randomized Controlled Trial, NRS Non-Randomized Study
aNumerator: Number of studies with a positive outcome; Denominator: Number of studies assessing the outcome
b9 RCTs and 7 NRSs
c7 NRS, 1 RCT, 1 quantitative descriptive and 1 mixed methods study
dAssociated with three dimensions of access: approachability, availability and affordability