Reference | Intervention | Results |
---|---|---|
Chaudhry et al. [21] | Automated monitoring of signs & symptoms | 56% reduced mortality (1 study) |
 |  | 95% CI 0.22-0.85 |
Clark et al. [10] | Telemonitoring – 4 studies | 20% reduction in all-cause mortality (RR 0.80, 95% CI: 0.69 to 0.92; 14 studies) |
 | Structured telephone support – 9 studies | Decrease in all-cause mortality more pronounced with telemonitoring (RR 0.62, 95% CI: 0.45 to 0.85; 4 studies) than with structured telephone support (RR 0.85, 95% CI: 0.72 to 1.01; 9 studies) |
 | Telemonitoring and structured telephone support – 1 study |  |
Giamouzis et al. [22] | Telemonitoring | Statistically significant reduced all-cause mortality (3 studies). |
Inglis et al. [8] | Telemonitoring (transfer of daily data) – 11 studies | Telemonitoring reduced all-cause mortality (RR 0.66, 95% CI: 0.54–0.81; 11 studies) |
 | Structured Telephone support – 16 studies | Structured telephone support showed a non-significant trend towards reduced all-cause mortality (RR 0.88 95% CI: 0.76– 1.01; 15 studies) |