Table 1.
The characteristics of included studies.
| First Author | Study Design | Country | Age (Years) | Sample size (M/F) | Hospitalized(M/F) | Non-Hospitalized(M/F) | Follow-Up Length (Months) | Follow-Up Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pérez-González et al. (13) | Prospective cohort study, | Spain | Median (IQR) of Hospitalized: 62 (51–71) Median (IQR) of Non-Hospitalized: 47 (34-54) | 248 (148/100) | 172 (103/69) | 76 (45/31) | 6 | Visit and Telephone |
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| Rass et al. (14) | Prospective cohort study, multicenter | Austria | Median (IQR) of Hospitalized: 56 (48–68) | 135 (82/53) | 103 (72/31) | 32 (10/22) | 3 | Visit |
| Menges et al. (26) | Prospective cohort study, single center | Switzerland | Median (IQR): 47 (33-58) | 431 (217/214) | 81 | 350 | 8 | Electric questionnaire |
| Abdallah et al. (27) | Prospective cohort study, single center | Canada | Mean (SD) of Hospitalized: 59.1 ± 13.5 Mean (SD) of Non-hospitalized: 42.4 ± 12.9 | 63 (36/27) | 25 (16/9) | 38 (20/18) | 4 | Visit |
| Jacobson et al. (28) | Prospective cohort study, single center | USA | Mean (SD) of Hospitalized: 50.6 ± 15.1 Mean (SD) of Non-hospitalized: 41.6 ± 12.5 | 118 (49/47) | 22 (14/8) | 96 (49/47) | 3-4 | Visit |
| Logue et al. (29) | Prospective cohort study, single center | USA | Mean (SD) of Hospitalized: 54 ± 15.1 Mean (SD) of Non-hospitalized: 46.3 ± 14.3 | 166 (76 /101) | 16 (8/8) | 150 (63/87) | 3-9 | Visit |