Table 2.

Study and patient characteristics

Summary characteristics
Mean age (range)	77.8 (76–79.6)*
Mean % of female participants (range)	71.3 (60.8–91)†
Mean sample size (range)	837.3 (21–2325)
Mean % of participants living alone (range)	52.6 (38.1–67)*
Mean % of participants with a history of falling (range)	19.6 (9.3–30.2)*
Individual study details
Cohen et al16 → Chorale intervention Country of conduct: USA Study design: non-randomised controlled trial Study duration: 12 months Sample size: 166 Intervention setting: community
Scharlach et al17 → ElderHelp Concierge Club (CC) intervention Country of conduct: USA Study design: uncontrolled before-after study Study duration: 6 months Sample size: 21 Intervention setting: participant homes and community
Franse et al18 → Urban Health Centres Europe (UHCE) approach Country of conduct: UK, Greece, Croatia, the Netherlands, Spain Study design: quasiexperimental (one site randomised, four sites controlled before-after studies) Study duration: 12 months Sample size: 2325 Intervention setting: primary care and community settings
Dolovich et al19 → Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality (Health TAPESTRY) intervention Country of conduct: Canada Study design: randomised controlled trial Study duration: 6 months Sample size: 312 Intervention setting: participant homes and primary care

*Only two of four studies reported on these variables.

†Only three of four studies reported on this variable.