Table 1.

Inclusion criteria for eligible studies

Population	Intervention	Outcome
· At least 80% of study participants had a clinical diagnosis of dementia and lived at home · Data of people with dementia (if < 80% of study participants) were analysed separately	Primary home healthcare · Provided by health care professionals · At least include physicians or nurses · Examples - Home-based primary care - Skilled home health care - Patient-centered medical home - Physician or nurses house calls - Hospital at home - Medication management - Rehabilitation · Exclude - Home-based palliative care - Routine dialysis or respiratory care - Hygiene care - Nutrition consultation - Exercise coaching - Other social care services - Self-management - Case management	Primary · Acute healthcare utilization in the last year of life - Hospitalization or intensive care unit admission - Length of hospital or intensive care unit stay - Emergency department visits - Transition of care - Life-sustaining treatments - Aggressive procedures - Drug prescriptions Secondary · ‘Continuity of care’ in the last year of life · Use of hospice palliative care including advance care planning at any time after the start of home healthcare · Place of death
Study design
· Any type of trials · Uncontrolled before and after studies · Interrupted time series · Observational studies · Qualitative study · Exclude Reviews, case reports, commentaries, conference abstracts, qualification theses, and non-English articles