Study | Outcome | RR (95%CI) | NNT (95%CI) |
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Hastings 2014 [29] | Discharge home | 1.23 (1.00 to 1.51) | 6 (3 to 70) |
Jones 2006 [32] | Discharge home | 2.19 (1.23 to 3.89) | 6 (3 to 54) |
Nolan 2008 [36] | Discharge home | 1.41 (1.03 to 1.94) | 3 (2 to 5) |
 | ACAT referral | 0.40 (0.22 to 0.71) | 4 (2 to 22) |
 | lACAT approval | 0.46 (0.24 to 0.90) | 6 (N/A) |
Shearer 2013 [41] | Discharge home | 1.41 (0.76 to 2.63) | – |
Walsh 2015 [44] | Discharge home | 1.04 (0.85 to 1.59) | – |
- ACAT Aged care assessment team, AHA Allied health assistant, RR Risk ratio, N/A Not available or unable to be calculated, NNT Number needed to treat. Bold text indicates statistically significant difference between groups favouring allied health assistant group
- Positive MD favours additional allied health assistant group
- RR > 1 favours additional allied health assistant group: discharge home
- RR < 1 favours additional allied health assistant group: aged care assessment referrals/approvals
- β MD reported in study