The effects of guided care on the perceived quality of health care for multi-morbid older persons: 18-month outcomes from a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Boyd et al. 2010, USA [40]

Primary care (elderly multi-morbid; 485/419)

Patient satisfaction

Care plans

Comprehensive learning

Yes, improved self-reported quality of Care

Inter

aGeriatric care management for low-income seniors: a randomized controlled trial

Counsell et al. 2007, USA [41]

Primary care (low-income seniors; 474/477)

QoL

Care plans

Care- management

Yes, improved quality of life

Multi and inter

Randomized controlled trial of anticipatory and preventive multidisciplinary team care: for complex patients in a community-based primary care setting

Hogg et al. 2009, Canada [42]

Primary care (elderly at risk of adverse events; 120/121)

Prevention

Care plans

Care- management

Yes, improved Quality of Care

Multi

The impact of a multidisciplinary information technology-supported program on blood pressure control in primary care

Rinfret et al. 2009, Canada [43]

Primary care (hypertension; 111/112)

Adherence

Monitoring

Education

Yes, improved blood pressure levels

Multi

Changes in walking activity and endurance following rehabilitation for people with Parkinson disease

White et al. 2009, USA [44]

Primary care (Parkinson; 35+37/35)

Self-management

Practical training

Education

Yes, improved walking activity and endurance

Inter

Evaluation of a fall-prevention program in older people after femoral neck fracture: a one-year follow-up

Berggren et al. 2008, Sweden [45]

Orthopedic (femoral neck fracture; 84/76)

Prevention

Assessment

Comprehensive learning

No effect on number of fall after one year

Multi

aLack of effectiveness of a multidisciplinary fall-prevention program in elderly people at risk: a randomized, controlled trial

Hendriks et al. 2008, the Netherlands [46]

Orthopedic (elderly after fall; 124/134)

Prevention

Assessment

Disease- management

No effect on falls and daily functioning

Multi

A multidisciplinary, multifactorial intervention program reduces postoperative falls and injuries after femoral neck fracture

Stenvall et al. 2007a, Sweden [47]

Orthopedic (femoral neck fracture; 102/97)

Prevention

Assessment

Comprehensive learning

Yes, reduced postoperative falls

Multi

Improved performance in activities of daily living and mobility after a multidisciplinary postoperative rehabilitation in older people with femoral neck fracture: a randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up

Stenvall et al. 2007b, Sweden [48]

Orthopedic (femoral neck fracture; 102/97)

Prevention

Assessment

Comprehensive learning

Yes, enhanced

activities of daily living performance and mobility

Multi

Will improvement in quality of life impact fatigue in patients receiving radiation therapy for advanced cancer?

Brown et al. 2006, USA [49]

Oncological (cancer; 49/54)

QoL

Dialogue

Advice

No effect of fatigue

Multi

Therapeutic exercise during outpatient radiation therapy for advanced cancer: Feasibility and impact on physical well-being

Cheville et al. 2010, USA [50]

Oncological (advanced cancer; 49/54)

QoL

Dialogue

Advice

Yes, physical wellbeing improved at 4 week

Multi

aQuality of life after self-management cancer rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial comparing physical and cognitive-behavioral training versus physical training

Korstjens et al. 2008, the Netherlands [51]

Oncological (cancer survivors; 71+76/62)

Self-management

Practical training

Support

Yes, physical training improved QoL

Multi

aFast-track in open intestinal surgery: prospective randomized study

Serclová et al. 2009, Czech Republic [52]

Surgical (intestinal resection; 51/52)

Patient safety

Monitoring

Disease- management

Yes, reduced postoperative complications and hospital stay

Inter