Preventive home visits v control interventions for elderly people†
| Outcomes | RRR (95% CI) | Typical NNT (CI) |
|---|---|---|
| †SG = subgroup analysis. Other abbreviations defined in glossary; RRR and CI calculated from data in article. Analyses of typical NNTs based on a random effects model; analyses of RRRs based on a fixed effects model, except for the main analyses of functional status decline and mortality, where a random effects model was used. ‡Data provided by author. | ||
| Nursing home admission | 10% (–2 to 20) | Not significant |
| SG: >9 follow up visits | 34% (8 to 52) | 43 {18 to 204}‡ |
| Functional status decline | 6% (–6 to 17) | Not significant |
| SG: multidimensional assessment | 24% (9 to 36) | 15 {8 to 143}‡ |
| SG: lower mortality risk (3.4% to 5.8%) | 22% (5 to 36) | {12 (7 to 45)}‡ |
| Mortality | 9% (–1 to 19) | Not significant |
| SG: mean age 72.7–77.5 y | 24% (12 to 35) | 24 {14 to 95}‡ |
