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Pharmacist-led interventions to reduce unplanned admissions for older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Findings
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Full-text report
    Full-text report
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    Not applicable
  • Year Published
    2014
  • Quality Rating
    7/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    United Kingdom (4); United States (3); Australia (2); United Kingdom (2); Ireland (2); Belgium (1); Canada (1); Denmark (1); Netherlands (1); Spain (1); Sweden (1); Viet Nam (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    Not applicable
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Evidence syntheses of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    By whom care is provided
    Skill mix - Role performance
    Skill mix - Task shifting / substitution
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Diseases
    Non-communicable diseases
    Cardiovascular disease
    Sectors
    Specialty care
    Providers
    Physicians
    Generalists
    Physicians
    Generalists
    Pharmacists
Publication details
  • Citation
    Thomas R, Huntley AL, Mann M, Huws D, Elwyn G, Paranjothy S, et al. Pharmacist-led interventions to reduce unplanned admissions for older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Age and Ageing. 2014;43(2):174-187.
  • DOI
    10.1093/ageing/aft169

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