In the 35 studies, participants
included 8071 subjects who were typically older (mean [SD] age, 70.7 [6.5] years) and male (59%). Using
our coding scheme, the number of individual interventions within a program ranged from 1 to 7 within individual
studies; the most commonly used interventions were patient education, symptom monitoring by study staff,
symptom monitoring by patients, and medication adherence strategies. Most programs had a teaching
component with a mean (SD) of 6.4 (3.9) individual topics covered; frequent teaching topics were symptom
recognition and management, medication review, and self-monitoring. Fewer than half of the 35 studies
reviewed reported adequate data to be included in the meta-analysis. Some outcomes were infrequently
reported, limiting statistical power to detect treatment effects
In the 35 studies, participants
included 8071 subjects who were typically older (mean [SD] age, 70.7 [6.5] years) and male (59%). Using
our coding scheme, the number of individual interventions within a program ranged from 1 to 7 within individual
studies; the most commonly used interventions were patient education, symptom monitoring by study staff,
symptom monitoring by patients, and medication adherence strategies. Most programs had a teaching
component with a mean (SD) of 6.4 (3.9) individual topics covered; frequent teaching topics were symptom
recognition and management, medication review, and self-monitoring. Fewer than half of the 35 studies
reviewed reported adequate data to be included in the meta-analysis. Some outcomes were infrequently
reported, limiting statistical power to detect treatment effects
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