Table 1.

Structures identified in co-management programmes

Structure of co-management programmes	Reported by programmes
Patient population of interest
Surgical	34/39 (87%)
Medical	4/39 (10%)
Hospital wide	1/39 (3%)
Team composition
Geriatrician	38/39 (97%)
Geriatric nurse	8/39 (21%)
Physical therapist	25/39 (64%)
Occupational therapist	14/39 (36%)
Social worker	19/39 (49%)
Patient selection for co-management
Age-based characteristics*
Age <65 years†	10/39 (26%)
Age ≥65 years	18/39 (46%)
Age ≥70 years	5/39 (13%)
Age ≥75 years	3/39 (8%)
Geriatric-based characteristics
Functional or cognitive impairment	2/39 (5%)
Multimorbidity, polypharmacy	1/39 (3%)
Screening tool	2/39 (5%)
Programme defined in a care pathway	15/39 (38%)
Evidence-based protocols available	13/39 (33%)
Standard geriatric order sets available	8/39 (21%)
Organisation of educational sessions	6/39 (15%)

*Data were missing for three studies.

†The category age <65 years refers to studies recruiting patients aged 26 years or older (n=1), 50 years or older (n=3), 55 years or older (n=1) and 60 years or older (n=5).