Efficacy of sustained knowledge translation (KT) interventions in chronic disease management in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of complex interventions

Table 2 Summary of patient characteristics

Patient characteristic	No. (%) of randomized clinical trials (N = 157)
Age, mean, years
65.0–67.9	38 (24.2)
68.0–74.9	69 (43.9)
75.0–85.0	36 (22.9)
Age, median, years
65.4–83.0	7 (4.5)
Age, range, years
60.0–94.0^a	1 (0.6)
65.0–79.0	1 (0.6)
Not reported	5 (3.2)
% Women
0–49.9	47 (29.9)
50–100	49 (31.2)
Not reported	61 (38.9)
Chronic diseases^b
Cardiovascular	63 (40.1)
Respiratory	23 (14.6)
Multimorbidity	21 (13.4)
Neurological	20 (12.7)
Diabetes	15 (9.6)
Mental illness	6 (3.8)
Musculoskeletal disorders	4 (2.5)
Hypertension	3 (1.9)
Frailty	1 (0.6)
Chronic kidney disease	1 (0.6)
Co-morbidities reported^c
Yes	93 (59.2)
No	52 (33.1)
Unclear/not reported	12 (7.6)
Comorbidity score reported
No	111 (70.7)
Yes	46 (29.3)

^aStudy reports on stratified age groups (60–74,\(\ge\) 75 years). We included only the \(\ge\) 75 age data in this paper
^bThe primary condition that is being treated/managed in the trial (e.g. hypertension)
^cComorbidities are additional diseases already existing or which occurred during the study that the individuals have along with a primary chronic disease[202, 203]

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