ReviewHeart international2025
eHealth-supported Self-management and Telemonitoring in Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of Digital Health Interventions on Breastfeeding Rates, Self-Efficacy, and Knowledge: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Remote, Virtual, or Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Supported by mHealth in Patients With Heart Failure: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Pooled it
- Global Trends in Heart Failure Self-Care Research: A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Tailored Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Self-Care in Patients With Heart Failure (Text4HF): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Effect of clinical telemonitoring on treatment adherence in patients with heart failure: protocol for a systematic review of clinical trials.American journal of cardiovascular disease · 2026Review
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Abstract
Background: The development of eHealth has offered a solution to the challenge of effective self-management for patients with heart failure (HF) by facilitating health information exchange, enabling frequent home monitoring, enhancing self-management and promoting patient empowerment. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of eHealth interventions in improving self-management for patients with HF. Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis were performed adhering to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) reporting guidelines, by first selecting the relevant publications from the Cochrane Library, EBSCOhost, Epistemonikos, ProQuest, PubMed and Scopus as of 25 February 2025. The quality of the included studies was appraised using Cochrane Risk of Bias 2.0 tool. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials was performed using Review Manager software to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and standardized mean differences (SMDs). Results: We included 37 trials with 13,366 participants. eHealth reduced HF-related admissions (OR: 0.73 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.62, 0.86; p=0.0002]). All-cause mortality did not differ (OR: 0.93 [95% CI: 0.85, 1.03; p=0.16]). Cardiovascular mortality was not reduced (OR: 0.85 [95% CI: 0.71, 1.01; p=0.07]). Quality of life showed borderline improvement on the Minnesota total score (mean difference: -7.25 [95% CI: -14.81, 0.31; p=0.06]; I²=91%). HF-related knowledge did not differ (SMD: 0.53 [95% CI: -0.12, 1.19; p=0.11]). Conclusion: This meta-analysis demonstrates that incorporating eHealth interventions, particularly telemedicine, into standard HF care substantially decreases hospital admissions. While broader impacts on mortality, quality of life and knowledge remain inconclusive, the findings underscore the value of standardized eHealth integration as a pragmatic strategy to strengthen HF management and optimize patient outcomes.
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