Table 1.

Study inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Study Characteristics	Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
Type	Randomized controlled, prospective or retrospective cohort, observational, case-control, implementation, feasibility, or quality improvement full-text studies with an intervention and comparator group	Descriptive studies of the ACE unit model or patient population without a comparator group Abstracts, dissertations, and book chapters
Population	Patients aged ≥ 65 years	Non-geriatric patient population
Intervention	Contains core components of ACE model (geriatric assessment and management by an interprofessional team consisting of at least three different healthcare professionals targeting comprehensive geriatric care) Intervention delivered on a hospital unit to which patient was admitted for an acute illness	Geriatric consult or co-management models of care Intervention included an outpatient component (i.e., home evaluation, follow-up in a geriatric clinic) Intervention designed to target only one diagnosis (i.e., delirium) and not comprehensive geriatric care Intervention delivered in a non-acute care unit setting (i.e., emergency department) or on a unit to which a patient was transferred for a rehabilitation focus after stabilization of an acute illness
Comparator Group	Usual/routine hospital care in a similar patient population on the same or similar type of unit or service	No comparator or usual/outline care group
Outcome Measures	Patient related geriatric care process, clinical, satisfaction, quality of life, or healthcare utilization outcomes	Staff or provider educational or perception outcomes
Language	English	Non-English
Publication date	1995 or later	Prior to 1995

ACE = Acute Care for Elders.