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. Mortara Structured telephone support People with HF NYHA class II-IV and All-cause mortality All-cause hospitalisation Strata: mixed 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 Telemonitoring Comparator: Usual care Mean age: 60 years UK, Poland, Italy Rainville Intervention: Structured telephone support Comparator: Usual care People aged 50 years discharged from hospital with HF Mean age: 70 years USA All-cause mortality Strata: recent admission Ramachandr Intervention: Structured telephone support Comparator: Usual care People attending a HF clinic with symptoms of HF and LVEF <40% Mean age: 44.5 years India Quality of life Strata: mixed Riegel Intervention: Structured telephone support Comparator: Usual care People discharged from hospital with HF Mean age: 74 years USA All-cause mortality All-cause hospitalisation Strata: recent admission Riegel Intervention: Structured telephone support Comparator: Usual care Hispanic people hospitalised for HF Mean age: 72 years All-cause mortality All-cause hospitalisation Quality of life Strata: recent admission Chronic Heart Failure Monitoring NICE 2018. 