What do systematic reviews say?

Case management vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Clinic‐based intervention vs usual care

Clinic‐based intervention showed no clear difference in HF readmissions compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.01 [0.87, 1.18]
  2 studies · 887 participants
  Moderate

Clinic‐based intervention vs usual care

Clinic‐based intervention showed no clear difference in all‐cause readmissions compared with usual care (low certainty).

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.9 [0.72, 1.12]
  4 studies · 1129 participants
  Low

Clinic‐based intervention vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Clinic‐based intervention vs usual care

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 641 participants
  Low

Clinic‐based intervention vs usual care

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 390 participants
  Low

Multidisciplinary disease management programmes vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether multidisciplinary disease management programmes changes HF mortality compared with usual care (very low certainty).

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.46 [0.23, 0.95]
  2 studies · 277 participants
  Very low

Multidisciplinary disease management programmes vs usual care

Multidisciplinary disease management programmes probably leads to lower all‐cause mortality compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.67 [0.54, 0.83]
  8 studies · 1764 participants
  Moderate

Multidisciplinary disease management programmes vs usual care

Multidisciplinary disease management programmes may leads to lower HF readmissions compared with usual care (low certainty).

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.68 [0.5, 0.92]
  5 studies · 1108 participants
  Low

Multidisciplinary disease management programmes vs usual care

Multidisciplinary disease management programmes showed no clear difference in all‐cause readmissions compared with usual care (low certainty).

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.85 [0.71, 1.01]
  5 studies · 1152 participants
  Low

Multidisciplinary disease management programmes vs usual care

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 496 participants
  Moderate

Case management vs usual care

Case management may leads to lower all‐cause mortality compared with usual care (low certainty).

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.78 [0.68, 0.9]
  26 studies · 6903 participants
  Low

Multidisciplinary disease management programmes vs usual care

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 140 participants
  Very low

Multidisciplinary disease management programmes vs usual care

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 117 participants
  Low

Case management vs usual care

Case management probably leads to lower HF readmissions compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.64 [0.53, 0.78]
  12 studies · 2528 participants
  Moderate

Case management vs usual care

Case management showed no clear difference in all‐cause readmissions compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.92 [0.83, 1.01]
  14 studies · 4539 participants
  Moderate

Case management vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Case management vs usual care

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  8 studies · 1595 participants
  Very low

Case management vs usual care

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  11 studies · 2369 participants
  Low

Clinic‐based intervention vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Disease management interventions for heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found