Table 3.
Selected outcomes in 4 high-quality studies of digitally supported Person-centered, Integrated, and Proactive care (digi-PIP-care) for frail multimorbid elderly. All primary outcomes and any positive secondary outcomes analyses are shown. Negative secondary analyses not presented.
| Paper | Outcome measure | Patient or clinics | N | Effect intervention | Effect control | Ratio Intervention/ Control | P value |
| Utrecht PROactive Frailty Intervention Trial [55] | Katz 15 scores at 6 months. Range 0-15, lower score is better | Pa | 2754 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.97 | Not significant |
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Katz 15 scores at 12 months. Range 0-15, lower score is better | P | 2489 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.92 | .03 |
| Integrated Systematic Care for Older People [56] | 12 months follow-up, change in quality of life, Cantril’s ladder (range 0-10, higher is better) | P | 842 | −0.2 | −0.2 | 1.00 | .82 |
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12 months follow-up, Delta Groningen Activities Restriction Scale (range 18-72, lower score is better). | P | 842 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 0.83 | .30 |
| Guided Care [57] | Functional health Short Form 36, higher score is better | P | 477 | 36.1 | 37.5 | 0.96 | Not significant |
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Home health care episodes | P | 477 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.71 | <.05 |
| Person-centered Medical Home-Veterans Health Administration [64] | Emergency Department visits per 1000 patients per year (secondary outcome) | Clinic | 913 | 188 | 245 | 0.77 | <.001 |
aP: Patient.