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Dataset of trials investigating the effect of carer on early supported discharge services

Description

A dataset containing trials investigating on the length of hospital stay when receiving early supported discharge (ESD) service versus conventional care. The outcome is length of initial hospital stay counted in days.

Usage

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Format

A data frame with 9 studies and 8 variables:

Details

  • study. Name of the city of the study

  • year. Year of the trial

  • mI. Mean duration at hospital in intervention (ESD) group

  • mC. Mean duration at hospital in control group

  • sdI. Standard deviation of intervention (ESD) estimate

  • sdC. Standard deviation of control estimate

  • nI. Number of participants in the intervention (ESD) group

  • nC. Number of participants in the control group

References

Fearon P, Langhorne P. Services for reducing duration of hospital care for acute stroke patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 9. Art. No.: CD000443. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000443.pub3. Accessed 17 October 2022.


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