Community-based case management does not reduce hospital admissions for older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Findings

Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2018
Year Published

2019
Quality Rating

7/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (3); Netherlands (2); Canada (1); Hong Kong (1); Sweden (1); UK (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

USA (3); Netherlands (2); Canada (1); Hong Kong (1); Sweden (1); UK (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

A low- or middle-income country is the target of this document

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Case management
Package of care/care pathways/disease management
By whom care is provided
Self-management
Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
Where care is provided
Site of service delivery
Continuity of care
Outreach
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Skills and competencies development
(Personal) Support
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Sectors
Primary care
Home care
Providers
Physician
Generalist
Specialist
Nurse
Allied health professional
Caregivers

Publication details

Citation

Poupard N, Tang CY, Shields N. Community-based case management does not reduce hospital admissions for older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association. 2019;():.
DOI

10.1071/AH18135

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