Why the study?
Does chronic care management reduce mortality, hospitalization, and improve quality of life in patients with heart failure?
Does chronic care management reduce mortality, hospitalization, and improve quality of life in patients with heart failure?
Chronic care management is effective in reducing mortality and improving outcomes in heart failure, but the substantial heterogeneity in results highlights the need for better understanding of its implementation.
Supports chronic care management in heart failure; confirms mortality benefit while leaving heterogeneity unresolved.
Chronic care management significantly reduces mortality. Positive effects on hospitalization and quality of life were shown, however, with substantial heterogeneity in effectiveness. This heterogeneity is not explained by study quality, length of follow-up, or the number of chronic care model components. More attention to the development and implementation of chronic care management is needed to support informed decision making on how to best redesign chronic care.
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