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The effectiveness of the use of consumer health information technology in patients with heart failure: A meta-analysis and narrative review of randomized controlled trials

Findings
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2015
  • Year Published
    2016
  • Quality Rating
    8/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    United States (29); Netherlands (6); Italy (3); United Kingdom (3); Poland (2); Sweden (2); United Kingdom (2); Austria (1); Belgium (1); Canada (1); France (1); Ghana (1); Japan (1); Norway (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    At least one LMIC/Global South author
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Evidence syntheses of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    By whom care is provided
    Self-management
    With what supports is care provided
    ICT/AI-enabled support for individuals who receive care
  • Theme
  • Domain
    Diseases
    Non-communicable diseases
    Cardiovascular disease
Publication details
  • Citation
    Or CK, Tao D, Wang H. The effectiveness of the use of consumer health information technology in patients with heart failure: A meta-analysis and narrative review of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2016.
  • DOI
    10.1177/1357633X15625540

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