Table 2 Characteristics and methodological quality score of the publications included in the review
Author and year | Aim/objective | Design | Methods | Scope and type of data | Respondents | Area and nationality | MMAT/CASP gradea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eklund 2011 [25] | Investigate the usefulness of a mobile radiography service for radiological assessment of patients in nursing homes from the patient and staff perspectives | Prospective, descriptive, quantitative study | • Questionnaire for nurses and residents • Registration form for image quality Telephone survey of outcome and treatment | 123 nursing homes residents | Registered nurses at 25 nursing homes 62 residents | Lund, Sweden | **** |
Forat Sadry 2010 [22] | Investigate satisfaction with mobile services among referring physicians and nursing home staff | Prospective, descriptive, quantitative study | Questionnaire | 318 nursing home residents using the mobile radiography service in 2007 | Referring physicians and nursing home staff | BaselStadt, Baselland and Genf, Switzerland | * |
Lærum 2005 [23] | Consequences for residents transferred to hospital for examination and treatment | Prospective, descriptive assessment | Questionnaire | 714 nursing home residents | Nursing home staff at six nursing homes | Oslo, Norway | **** |
Lærum, Sager, Oswold 2005 [20] | Investigate feasibility of mobile services for residents, referring physicians and the nursing homes compared to outpatient services | Prospective, descriptive, quantitative study | Questionnaire | 197 nursing home residents | Nursing home staff at 31 nursing homes | Oslo, Norway | *** |
Montalto 2015 [21] | Measure the impact of the mobile x-ray service on emergency department attendances by residents of residential aged care facilities who require plain X-ray services | Retrospective before-and-after cohort | Registry data analysis | Residents of 30 nursing homes frequently using the mobile x-ray service | n/a | Melbourne, Australia | **** |
Richauda 2011 [27] | Explore the quality of imaging and clinical outcomes of using mobile, light-weight x-ray equipment to provide radiologic examinations to frail elderly patients at home | Randomized controlled trail (RCT) | a) Confusion Assessment Method b) Delirium Rating Scale European Guidelines on Quality Criteria | 69 immobilized or chair bound patients, acutely ill at intermediate or high risk of delirium in need of a radiological examination | 7 radiologists | Torino, Italy | **** |
Thingnes & Stalsberg 2010 [26] | Explore aspects that nurses, nurse assistants and radiographers perceive important when implementing mobile radiography services to nursing homes | Qualitative | Focus group interviews | Health care personnel from one nursing home and one hospital | Radiographers, nurses and nurse assistants | Norway | *** |
Dozet 2015 [29] (abstract) | The aim of this study was to investigate whether mobile radiography was more cost-effective from a societal perspective, compared to hospital based radiological examinations. | Cost-effectiveness analysis | Prospective cost-minimization analysis | X-ray examinations in nursing homes (315 residents) compared to outpatient examinations (77 residents) | n/a | Lund, Sweden | * |
Price Waterhouse Coopers 2006 [28] | Socio-economic cost-benefit analysis of shifting to mobile radiological services | Socio-economic cost-benefit evaluation | Literature review, interviews and valuing monetized effects | Registry data, reports and pilot project | Key personnel | Seven cities or areas of Norway | **** |
Randers 2005 [24] | Estimate socio-economic costs comparing two different ways of performing x-ray examinations of nursing home residents | Socio-economic cost evaluation | Costs analysis | Resources used and related cost statistics for mobile and stationary services | n/a | Norway | *** |