Individual patient data meta-analyses can be a useful alternative to a standard systematic review in geriatric medicine

Esther M M van de Glind^{1

2}, Lotty Hooft², Barbara C van Munster^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal and Geriatric Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
² Dutch Cochrane Centre, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Geriatrics, Gelre Hospitals, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Comment

Esther M M van de Glind et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Jun.

. 2013 Jun;61(6):1047-1048.

doi: 10.1111/jgs.12283.

Esther M M van de Glind^{1

2}, Lotty Hooft², Barbara C van Munster^{1

3}

¹ Department of Internal and Geriatric Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
² Dutch Cochrane Centre, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Geriatrics, Gelre Hospitals, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

No abstract available

Comment in

Response letter to Drs. Glind, Hooft, and van Munster.
Lin JS, Whitlock EP, Eckstrom E, Fu R, Perdue LA, Beil TL, Leipzig RM. Lin JS, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Jun;61(6):1048-1049. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12298. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013. PMID: 23772743 No abstract available.

Challenges in synthesizing and interpreting the evidence from a systematic review of multifactorial interventions to prevent functional decline in older adults.
Lin JS, Whitlock EP, Eckstrom E, Fu R, Perdue LA, Beil TL, Leipzig RM. Lin JS, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Nov;60(11):2157-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04214.x. Epub 2012 Oct 16. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012. PMID: 23072282

1. Lin JS, Whitlock EP, Eckstrom E et al. Challenges in synthesizing and interpreting the evidence from a systematic review of multifactorial interventions to prevent functional decline in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2012;60:2157-2166.
1. Ward D, Drahota A, Gal D et al. Care home versus hospital and own home environments for rehabilitation of older people. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008;4:CD003164. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003164.pub2.
1. Smith SM, Soubhi H, Fortin M et al. Managing patients with multimorbidity: Systematic review of interventions in primary care and community settings. BMJ 2012;345:e5205.
1. Partridge JS, Harari D, Dhesi JK. Frailty in the older surgical patient: A review. Age Ageing 2012;41:142-147.
1. Stewart LA, Tierney JF. To IPD or not to IPD? Advantages and disadvantages of systematic reviews using individual patient data. Eval Health Prof 2002;25:76-97.