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Hospital Elder Life Program: Systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness

Findings
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Full-text report
    Full-text report (free)
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2017
  • Year Published
    2018
  • Quality Rating
    7/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (5); Taiwan (2); Australia (1); Canada (1); France (1); Italy (1); Spain (1); Sweden (1); UK (England) (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    USA (5); Taiwan (2); Australia (1); Canada (1); France (1); Italy (1); Spain (1); Sweden (1); UK (England) (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    At least one author is from a low- or middle-income country
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Many
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
    Health system
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
    Availability of care
    Package of care/care pathways/disease management
    By whom care is provided
    Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
    Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
    Staff - Training
    Staff - Continuity of care
    Where care is provided
    Site of service delivery
    Outreach
    With what supports is care provided
    Quality monitoring and improvement systems
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Diseases
    Non-communicable diseases
    Alzheimer and other dementias
    Sectors
    Hospital care
    Providers
    Physicians
    Specialist
    Nurse
    Pharmacist
    Allied health professional
Publication details
  • Citation
    Hshieh TT, Yang T, Gartaganis SL, Yue J, Inouye SK. Hospital Elder Life Program: Systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2018;26(10):1015-1033.
  • DOI
    10.1016/j.jagp.2018.06.007

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