From: Predicting the need for supportive services after discharged from hospital: a systematic review
Univariable | Multivariate | GRADE Factors | ||||||||||||||
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Prognostic Factor | # of studies | No. of participants | Phase of Investigation | + | 0 | – | + | 0 | – | Risk of Bias | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Moderate/Large effect size | Dose Effect | Overall Quality |
Age | 5 | 6585 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Moderate | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ++++ |
Impaired Physical Functiona | 4 | 5530 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Moderate | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ++++ |
ADL disabilities | 3 | 1724 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Moderate | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ++++ |
Frailty b | 2 | 1545 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Moderate | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ++++ |
Stroke | 2 | 4794 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Moderate | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | +++ |
Supportive environment prior to admission | 2 | 4258 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Moderate | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | +++ |
IADL disabilities | 2 | 1234 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Moderate | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | +++ |
Cognitive impairmentc | 4 | 6198 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Moderate | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ++ |
Marital status (Married) vs Other | 3 | 5181 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Moderate | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ++ |
Heart Failure | 2 | 4794 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Moderate | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ++ |
Metastatic Cancer | 2 | 4794 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Moderate | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ++ |
Lives with informal care giver | 2 | 736 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Moderate | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ++ |
Sex (Female) | 4 | 5633 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Moderate | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | + |
Heart Valve Disease | 2 | 4296 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | High | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | + |
Comorbidities Increasing number | 4 | 2111 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Moderate | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | + |