Table 1.
Summary of outcomes of included studies
| Study | Outcomes | Evaluation instruments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of life (measure time) |
Caregiver burden (measure time) |
Length of hospital stay (measure time) |
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| Gayton 1987 [28] |
√ (Discharge) |
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| Hogan 1987 [29] |
√ (Discharge) |
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| Thomas 1993 [30] |
√ (Discharge) |
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| Nikolaus 1999 (CGA) [31] |
√ (Discharge; at follow up 12 months) |
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| Nikolaus 1999 (CGA + home) [31] |
√ (Discharge; at follow up 12 months) |
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| Naglie 2002 [32] |
√ (Discharge; at follow up 6 months ǂ) |
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| Shyu 2005 [33] |
√ (1 month after discharge ǂ; 3 months after discharge ǂ) |
√ (Discharge) |
Quality of life: the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire(SF-36) ǁ | |
| Vidan 2005 [34] |
√ (Discharge) |
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| Kircher 2007 [35] |
√ (At follow up 3 months; at follow up 12 months) |
√ (At follow up 12 months) |
Quality of life: Philadelphia Geriatric Centre Morale Scale(PGCMS) | |
| Pitkala 2008 [36] |
√ (Discharge) |
Quality of life: 15D questionnaire | ||
| Prestmo 2015 [37] |
√ (1 month after surgery; 4 month after surgery; 12 month after surgery) |
√ (Discharge) |
Quality of life:EQ-5D-3L | |
| Partridge 2017* [38] |
√ (Discharge ǂ) |
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| Applegate 1990* [39] |
√ (12 months after randomisation ǂ) |
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| Karppi 1995 [40] |
√ (At follow up 12 months; at follow up 24 months) |
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| Covinsky 1997 [41] |
√ (90 days after dischargeǂ) |
√ (Discharge) |
Caregiver burden: The Robinson Caregiver Strain Index ǁ | |
| Asplund 2000 [42] |
√ (Discharge) |
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| Counsell 2000 [43] |
√ (Discharge) |
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| Cohen 2002(unit) [44] |
√ (Discharge; 12 months after randomisation) |
Quality of life: the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire(SF-36) | ||
| Saltvedt 2004 [45] |
√ (Discharge; at follow up 6 months) |
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| Ekerstad 2016 [46] |
√ (Discharge; at follow up 3 months) |
√ (Discharge; at follow up 3 months) |
Quality of life: EuroQoL-visual analog scale (EQ-VAS); Health Utilities Index-3 ǁ | |
| Silverman 1995 [47] |
√ (12 months after randomisation) |
Caregiver burden: Family strain scale developed and validated by Morycz; a global burden questionnaire ǁ | ||
| Reuben 1999 [48] |
√ (At follow up 15 months) |
Quality of life: the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire(SF-36) | ||
| Burns 2000 [49] |
√ (At follow up 12 months; at follow up 24 months) |
Quality of life: Rand general well-being (GWB) inventory; Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale ǁ; perceived global life satisfaction (GLS) ǁ | ||
| Weuve 2000 [50] |
√ (At follow up 12 months) |
Caregiver burden: previously developed inventory that consists of 22 equally weighted statements about perception of burden | ||
| Cohen 2002(outpatient) [44] |
√ (12 months after randomisation) |
Quality of life: the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire(SF-36) | ||
| Ekdahl 2015 [51] |
√ (At follow up 12 months; at follow up 24 months) |
√ (At follow up 24 months) |
Quality of life: EQ-5D-3L | |
| Zintchouk 2018* [52] |
√ (At follow up 3 months ǂ) number of improvement |
√ (At follow up 3 months ǂ) |
Quality of life: Depression List (DL) ǁ | |
| Counsell 2007 [53] |
√ (At follow up 24 months) |
√ (At follow up 12 months ǂ; at follow up 24 months ǂ) |
Quality of life: the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire(SF-36) | |
| Fairhall 2015 [54] |
√ (At follow up 3 months; at follow up 12 months) |
Quality of life: EQ-5D | ||
| Edmans 2013 [55] |
√ (At follow up 90 days) |
Quality of life: EQ-5D; ICEpop CA Pability measure for older people (ICECAP-O) ǁ | ||
CGA, comprehensive geriatric assessment
* study not included in meta-analysis; ǂoutcome data at the endpoint not included in meta-analysis; ǁ outcome data measured by the evaluation instruments not included in meta-analysis