Primary and community care resource use and cost
Study	Use of services	Notes
Farris 2014	Unscheduled office visits At 30 d T = 31/281 (11%), C = 32/294 (11%) Difference 0%; 95% CI − 5% to 5% At 90 d T = 42/281 (15%), C = 33/294 (11%) Difference 4%; 95% CI − 2 to 9%	Results for Enhanced vs Control intervention (results for minimal intervention not reported)
Goldman 2014	Primary care visits at 30 d T = 189/301 (62.8%), C = 186/316 (58.9%) Difference 4%; 95% CI − 3.7% to 11.5%	—
Laramee 2003	Visiting Nurse postdischarge: T = 70/141(50%), Control: 64/146 (44%)	—
Lisby 2019	General practitioner contacts T = mean 3.6 (SD 2.3), C = mean 3.5 (SD 2.5) After‐hours visits T = mean 1.6 (SD 0.8), C = mean 1.9 (SD 1.7)	Follow‐up: 30 days Ascertained by chart review T = 86, C = 93 SD: standard deviation
Nazareth 2001	General practice attendance: At 3 months: T = 101/130 (77.7%) C = 108/144 (75%) Difference 2.7%; 95% CI − 7.4 to 12.7% At 6 months: T = 76/107 (71%) C = 82/116 (70.7%) Difference 0.3%; 95% CI −11.6 to 12.3%	—
Weinberger 1996	Median time from hospital discharge to the first visit: Treatment 7 d Control 13 d P < 0.001 Visit at least one general medicine clinic in 6‐month follow up: Treatment 646/695 (93%) Control 540/701 (77%) Difference 16%; 95% CI 12.3% to 19.6%, P < 0.001 Mean number of visits to general medical clinic: Treatment 3.7 Control 2.2 P < 0.001	—