Table 3 The duration of follow-up reported by primary studies in reviews

Older adults

Hughes et al. (2019)

12

(4)

1

1

3

6

2

1

1

1

1

1

Hesselink et al. (2019)

4

(3)

2

3

1

2

Elliott et al. (2021)

9

(8)

1

1

1

3

4

1

4

1

4

1

Harper et al. (2021)

6

2

4

Galvin et al. (2017)

1

1

Santosaputri et al. (2019)

4

1

1

1

1

1

Cassarino et al. (2019)

1

1

Fealy et al. (2009)

1

1

Ratsimbazafy et al. (2020)

2

1

1

Sinha et al. (2011)

2

1

1

Karam et al. (2015)

1

1

1

Frequent attenders

Althaus F. et al. (2010)

11

1

9

1

Berkman et al. (2021)

5

1

1

3

Deschamps et al. (2021)

5

1

4

Iovan et al. (2020)

14

(2)

2

4

7

2

1

Mauro et al. (2019)

4

1

1

2

Adults

Aghajafari et al. (2020)

41

(7)

1

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

10

1

1

4

1

11

1

5

1

2

Katz et al.( 2012)

4

(1)

1

1

1

1

1

Asthma

Villa-Roel et al. (2018)

2

(1)

1

2

1

Villa-Roel et al. (2016)

5

(3)

1

1

2

1

1

2

1

2

Tapp, Lasserson and Rowe, (2007)

3

(1)

1

2

1

Antibiotics

Losier et al. (2017)

2

2

Atrial fibrillation

Vandermolen et al. (2018)

1

1

Rush et al. (2020)

7 (3nr)

1

2

1

Lower back pain

Liu et al. (2018)

2

1

1

Alcohol

Bray et al. (2011a)

4

4

Palliative care

da Silva Soares, Nunes and Gomes, (2016)

2

(1)

1

1

1

Domestic Violence

Choo et al. (2012)

2 (1nr)

1

Shared decision-making

Flynn et al. (2012b)

2

1

1

Mental Health

Inagaki et al. (2019)

7

1

4

2

Primary Care ED Patients

Goncalves-Bradley D. et al. (2018)

2

1

1

ED Short Stay Unit

Galipeau et al. (2015)

5

1

1

1

1

1

Chest pain

Hulten Edward et al. (2013)

4

1

1

Totals

2

2

2

2

6

1

5

2

1

1

8

36

2

5

22

5

40

1

2

1

52

5

13