Cochrane · systematic review · CD007228
Structured telephone support or non‐invasive telemonitoring for patients with heart failure
Inglis, SC, Clark, RA, Dierckx, R, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
HeartAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 33.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 4 · 66.7%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings ‐ structured telephone support or telemonitoring versus usual care ‐ all‐cause mortality
Population: people with heart failure
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
All‐cause mortality: Structured telephone support versus usual care Summary of findings ‐ structured telephone support or telemonitoring vs usual care ‐ all‐cause mortality | RR 0.87 [0.77, 0.98] | 22 studies · 9222 participants | Moderate Downgraded: publication bias |
All‐cause mortality: Telemonitoring versus usual care Summary of findings ‐ structured telephone support or telemonitoring vs usual care ‐ all‐cause mortality | RR 0.8 [0.68, 0.94] | 17 studies · 3740 participants | Moderate Downgraded: publication bias |
Summary of findings ‐ structured telephone support or telemonitoring versus usual care ‐ all‐cause hospitalisation
Population: people with heart failure
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
All‐cause hospitalisation: Structured telephone support verus usual care Summary of findings ‐ structured telephone support or telemonitoring vs usual care ‐ all‐cause hospitalisation | RR 0.95 [0.9, 1] | 16 studies · 7216 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
All‐cause hospitalisation: Telemonitoring versus usual care Summary of findings ‐ structured telephone support or telemonitoring vs usual care ‐ all‐cause hospitalisation | RR 0.95 [0.89, 1.01] | 13 studies · 3332 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Summary of findings ‐ structured telephone support or telemonitoring versus usual care ‐ heart failure‐related hospitalisation
Population: people with heart failure
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
CHF‐related hospitalisation: Structured telephone support versus usual care Summary of findings ‐ structured telephone support or telemonitoring vs usual care ‐ heart failure‐related hospitalisation | RR 0.85 [0.77, 0.93] | 16 studies · 7030 participants | Moderate Downgraded: publication bias |
CHF‐related hospitalisation: Telemonitoring versus usual care Summary of findings ‐ structured telephone support or telemonitoring vs usual care ‐ heart failure‐related hospitalisation | RR 0.71 [0.6, 0.83] | 8 studies · 2148 participants | Moderate Downgraded: publication bias |