What are the outcomes of a structured telephone support versus usual care for chronic heart failure patients in Greece?
The outcomes of a structured telephone support versus usual care for chronic heart failure patients in Greece include all-cause mortality, all-cause hospitalisation, and quality of life as measured by the SF-36 Physical health component, SF-36 Physical functioning component, and MLWHFQ scales. The relative effect of structured telephone support was better indicated by higher values for the quality of life scores and lower values for the MLWHFQ scale, with an anticipated absolute effect of 6.48 lower to 4.88 higher. The quality of evidence for these outcomes was rated as low due to risk of bias, imprecision, and publication bias.