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. 2022 Feb 24;2022(2):CD000313. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000313.pub6
Discharge destination for people with a medical condition
Study Place of discharge Notes
Goldman 2014 Discharged to a residential care setting:
T = 19/347 (5.5%), C = 9/352 (2.6%)
Difference 2.9%; 95% CI − 0.04% to 6%
Kennedy 1987 At 2 weeks:
87% no change in placement from time of discharge to 2‐week follow‐up time (both groups)
At 4 weeks: majority no change (both groups) No data shown
Legrain 2011 Discharged home or to a nursing home:
T = 183/300
C = 191/339
Lindpaintner 2013 Discharged home
T = 25/30 (83%), C = 30/30 (100%)
Difference 17%, 95% CI 2 to 34%
Moher 1992 Discharged home:
T = 111/136 (82%), C = 104/131 (79%)
Difference 2.2%; 95% CI − 7.3% to 11.7%
Naughton 1994 Discharged to nursing home:
T = 3/51 (5.9%) C = 2/60 (3.3%)
Difference 2.5%; 95% CI − 5.3% to 10.4%
Sulch 2000 Discharged home:
T = 56/76 (74%), C = 54/76 (71%)
Discharged to an institution:
T = 10/76 (13%), C = 16/76 (21%)
OR 1.5; 95% CI 0.5 to 2.8