Reference Follow-up time P value
MORTALITY MORTALITY MORTALITY MORTALITY
Boockvar et al, 2006 2 months Death or readmission (%): Overall=35.1%a N/Ab
Gregersen et al, 2011c 30 days Number of deaths (n/N, %): Intervention 1=16/85 (19%); Intervention 2=12/153 (8%) NRd
90 days Number of deaths (n/N, %): Intervention 1=23/85 (27%); Intervention 2=29/153 (19%) NR
Harvey et al, 2014 6 months Number of deaths (n/N, %): Intervention=22/57 (39%); Control=22/59 (37%) p>0.05
MOBILITY, FUNCTION AND PAIN MOBILITY, FUNCTION AND PAIN MOBILITY, FUNCTION AND PAIN MOBILITY, FUNCTION AND PAIN
Crotty et al, 2004 8 weeks Number of participants reporting worsening pain (n/N, %): Intervention=13/44 (30%); Control=23/44 (52%) p=0.023
Number of participants reporting worsening mobility (n/N, %): Intervention=4/44 (9%); Control=10/44 (23%) p=0.072
Number of participants with at least one fall (n/N, %): Intervention=19/44 (43%); Control=16/44 (36%) p=0.514
Gregersen et al, 2011c 90 days Differences in modified Barthel Index (mean, sd, N): Intervention 1=-22.3 (24.0), N=85; Intervention 2= -20.4 (20.0), N=153 p>0.05
CONFUSION/BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS CONFUSION/BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS CONFUSION/BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS CONFUSION/BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS
Crotty et al, 2004 8 weeks Number of participants reporting increased confusion (n/N, %): Intervention=6/44 (14%); Control=11/44 (25%) p=0.160
Number of participants with worsening behaviours (n/N, %): Intervention=8/44 (18%); Control=15/44 (34%) p=0.077
SATISFACTION INDICATORS SATISFACTION INDICATORS SATISFACTION INDICATORS SATISFACTION INDICATORS
Catic et al, 2013 30 days Caregivers scores - satisfaction with Care at the End of Life in Dementia (mean, sd, N): Intervention=30.8 (7.0), N=5; Control=29.9 (4.5), N=24 NR
Elliott et al, 2012 12 weeks Physicians reporting that the different sections of the communication form (intervention) were helpful (n/N, %): Post=34/35 (97%); Pre=Not assessed N/A
Physicians reporting being comfortable with the use of the communication form (intervention) (n/N, %): Post=35/35 (94%); Pre=Not assessed N/A
Physicians agreeing that the use of the communication form (intervention) should be standard practice (n/N, %): Post=35/35 (100%); Pre=Not assessed N/A
Harvey et al, 2014 6 months Caregiver/patient satisfied with care (n/N, %): Intervention=19/20 (95%); Control=14/24 (58%) p=0.006