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Table 2 Effects of coordinating interventions on binary and continuous outcome measures

From: The effectiveness of community-based coordinating interventions in dementia care: a meta-analysis and subgroup analysis of intervention components

Outcome Measure

Number of trials included

Follow-up time point range

Odds Ratio

95% CI

I2

P Value

Patient Hospitalisation

6

12–18 months

0.89

0.64 to 1.25

0%

0.50

Patient Institutionalisation

9

10–12 months

0.60

0.32 to 1.11

48%

0.10

Patient Mortality

9

6–12 months

0.97

0.81 to 1.16

0%

0.73

Outcome Measure

Number of trials included

 

Standardised Mean Difference

95% CI

I2

P Value

Patient Quality of Life

3

12 months

0.09

−0.09 to 0.27

0%

0.35

Patient Cognition

4

12 months

−0.09

−0.29 to 0.11

0%

0.40

Patient Function

3

6 months

−0.08

−0.30 to 0.14

0%

0.46

Caregiver Burden

5

6–18 months

−0.54

−1.01 to −0.07

92%

0.02

Caregiver Mood

6

6–18 months

−0.04

−0.10 to 0.01

0%

0.10

Caregiver Quality of Life

4

9–12 months

0.45

−0.03 to 0.94

89%

0.07

Social Support

3

12 months

0.38

−0.08 to 0.84

81%

0.10

Outcome Measure

Number of trials included

 

Mean Difference

95% CI

I2

P Value

Patient Behaviour

4

12 months

−9.52

−18.05 to −1.00

88%

0.03

Patient Depression

3

9–12 months

0.60

−1.08 to 2.27

66%

0.48

  1. CI Confidence intervals, I 2 I squared statistic, MD Mean difference, SMD Standardised mean difference