Quality of care in for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes: systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective To compare quality of care in for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies and randomised controlled trials investigating quality of care in for-profit versus not-for-profit nursing homes. Results A comprehensive search yi...

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Main Authors: Comondore, Vikram R, Devereaux, P. J, Zhou, Qi, Stone, Samuel B, Busse, Jason W, Ravindran, Nikila C, Burns, Karen E, Haines, Ted, Stringer, Bernadette, Cook, Deborah J, Walter, Stephen D, Sullivan, Terrence, Berwanger, Otavio, Bandari, Mohit, Banglawala, Sarfaraz, Lavis, John N, Petrisor, Brad, Schünemann, Holger, Walsh, Katie, Bhatnagar, Neera, Guyatt, Gordon H
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Language:Norwegian
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kvalitet
nursing homes
quality of care
tjenestetilbud
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Summary:Objective To compare quality of care in for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies and randomised controlled trials investigating quality of care in for-profit versus not-for-profit nursing homes. Results A comprehensive search yielded 8827 citations, of which 956 were judged appropriate for full text review. Study characteristics and results of 82 articles that met inclusion criteria were summarised, and results for the four most frequently reported quality measures were pooled. Included studies reported results dating from 1965 to 2003. In 40 studies, all statistically significant comparisons (P