Telemonitoring or structured telephone support programmes for patients with chronic heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether remote monitoring (structured telephone support or telemonitoring) without regular clinic or home visits improves outcomes for patients with chronic heart failure.

Data sources

15 electronic databases, hand searches of previous studies, and contact with authors and experts.

Data extraction

Two investigators independently screened the results.

Review methods

Published randomised controlled trials comparing remote monitoring programmes with usual care in patients with chronic heart failure managed within the community.

Results

14 randomised controlled trials (4264 patients) of remote monitoring met the inclusion criteria: four evaluated telemonitoring, nine evaluated structured telephone support, and one evaluated both. Remot

SUBMITTER: Clark RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1865411 | biostudies-literature | 2007 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature