Comparison 5. Hospital outcomes ‐ multidisciplinary intervention versus usual care.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Discharge to preadmission residence/home from hospital ‐ MDI versus usual care	4	1675	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.08 [1.03, 1.14]
2 Acute hospital length of stay ‐ MDI versus usual care	6	3478	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐1.08 [‐1.93, ‐0.22]
3 Cost of acute hospital stay ‐ MDI versus usual care	5	3241	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐278.65 [‐491.85, ‐65.44]