Table 1.

Study Long-term Care Population and Number, Type, and Location of Studies^a

Study design	Number of studies	Types of study outcomes (number of studies)	Prospective, retrospective design (number of studies)
Cohort	14	Comorbid medical and functional conditions (7), Costs (1), Health System effects (3), Mortality (1), Risk of admission to long-term care (5)	Prospective (5), Retrospective (9)
Cross-sectional	9	Comorbid medical and functional conditions (3), Costs (1), Health System effects (4), Nursing Practices (1),	Prospective (4), Retrospective (5)
Case study	4	Costs (2), Health System effects (1), Nursing Practices (2),	Retrospective (4)
Simulation	1	Health System effects (1)	Prospective (1)

Note: ^aCounts include studies examining multiple outcomes as counted in both groups.