ISBN: 978-1-4731-3093-7 Study Intervention and comparison Population Outcomes Comments Germany, Netherlands, UK DeBusk Intervention: Structured telephone support Comparator: Usual care People hospitalised with a provisional diagnosis of HF from Kaiser Permanente Mean age: 72 years M/F (%): 51/49 USA All-cause mortality All-cause hospitalisation Strata: recent admission DeWalt Intervention: Structured telephone support Comparator: Usual care People with confirmed HF Mean age: 62.5 years M/F (%): 47/53 USA All-cause mortality Quality of life Strata: community Domingues Intervention: Structured telephone support Comparator: Usual care People with HF, with a LVEF 45% Mean age: 63 years M/F (%): 68/32 Brazil All-cause mortality All-cause hospitalisation Strata: recent admission Galbreath Intervention: Structured telephone support Comparator: Usual care People with symptoms of HF and documented systolic or diastolic dysfunction Mean age: 71 years All-cause mortality Strata: community Intervention: Structured telephone n=181 All-cause mortality Strata: community Chronic Heart Failure Monitoring NICE 2018. All rights reserved. Subject to Notice of rights. ISBN: 978-1-4731-3093-7 Study Intervention and comparison Population Outcomes Comments support Comparator: Usual care People with HF being evaluated in cardiology clinic Mean age: 67 years USA All-cause hospitalisation Intervention: Structured telephone support Comparator: Usual care Outpatients with stable HF Mean age: 65 years Argentina All-cause mortality All-cause hospitalisation Quality of life Strata: community Intervention: Structured telephone support Comparator: Usual care People with a recent hospital discharge due to a primary diagnosis of HF Mean age: 73 years Australia All-cause mortality All-cause hospitalisation Strata: community Laramee Intervention: Structured telephone support Comparator: Usual care People admitted to hospital with primary or secondary diagnosis of HF Mean age: 71 years USA All-cause mortality All-cause hospitalisation Adherence to intervention Strata: recent admission Adherence to intervention downgraded for risk of bias as the scale used was not validated. 