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Wysocki A, Butler M, Kane RL, et al. Long-Term Care for Older Adults: A Review of Home and Community-Based Services Versus Institutional Care [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2012 Nov. (Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, No. 81.)

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Appendix ERisk of Bias for Individual Studies

StudyStudy TypeOverall Risk of Bias AssessmentComments
Doty et al. 20101LongitudinalHighNo correction for selection bias; no adjustment for confounders; non-generalizeable sample.
Frytak et al. 20012LongitudinalHighNo correction for selection bias; attrition bias.
Gaugler & Kane 20053LongitudinalModerateAdjustment for selection bias using Heckman two-stage approach; adequate adjustment for other confounders.
Marek et al. 20054LongitudinalHighDifferent measures used for HCBS and NH groups; attrition bias; no adjustment for other confounders.
Mitchell et al. 20045LongitudinalHighNo correction for selection bias; different measures used for HCBS and NH groups.
Pruchno & Rose 20006LongitudinalHighNo correction for selection bias; attrition bias; non-generalizeable sample.
Rigler et al. 20047LongitudinalHighNo correction for selection bias; limited confounders used in analysis; analyzed within groups but not across groups.
Shireman & Rigler 20048LongitudinalHighNo correction for selection bias; limited confounders used in analysis.
Sloane et al. 20059LongitudinalHighNo correction for selection bias.
Wieland et al. 201010LongitudinalHighNo stratified analysis comparing HCBS groups and NH.
Zimmerman et al. 200511LongitudinalHighNo correction for selection bias; attrition bias.
Department of Elder Affairs, State of Florida 201112LongitudinalNAGrey literature studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Resources Implications Study Group 200013LongitudinalNAInternational studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Applebaum et al. 200414Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Beattie et al. 200515Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Boersma et al. 199716Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Borrayo et al. 200217Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Challis et al. 200018Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Chappell et al. 200419Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Edelman et al. 200520Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Franks 200421Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Gaugler 200622Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Gruber-Baldini et al. 200523Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Lee et al. 200124Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Leon & Moyer 199925Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Margallo-Lana et al. 200126Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
McCann et al. 200927LongitudinalNAInternational studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Mehdizadeh 200728LongitudinalNAGrey literature studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Mehdizadeh 200229LongitudinalNANot included in longitudinal analytic set; not assessed for risk of bias.
Miller et al. 200830LongitudinalNAGrey literature studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Ormond et al. 200631Cross-sectionalNAGrey literature studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Port et al. 200532Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Reinardy & Kane 199933Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Rothera et al. 200234LongitudinalNAInternational studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Rothera et al. 200335Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Schroeder et al. 199836Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Shugarman et al. 199937Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Sloane et al. 200338Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Spillman et al. 200239Cross-sectionalNAGrey literature studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Williams et al. 200540Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Wodchis et al. 200341Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.
Zimmerman et al. 200342Cross-sectionalNACross-sectional studies not assessed for risk of bias.

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