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% |
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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 |
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Lindpaintner 2013 | Discharged home T = 25/30 (83%), C = 30/30 (100%) Difference 17%, 95% CI 2 to 34% |
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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 |
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