Prediction models for the prediction of unplanned hospital admissions in community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review.

Background: Identification of community-dwelling older adults at risk of unplanned hospitalizations is of importance to facilitate preventive interventions. Our objective was to review and appraise the methodological quality and predictive performance of prediction models for predicting unplanned hospitalizations in community-dwelling older adults.

Methods And Findings: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL from August 2013 to January 2021.