Table 1 Interventions models (five HF-MP types) and comparator groups, with descriptions
Intervention model | ||||||
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Nickname | Type | Professional involvement degree | Frequency | Encounter type | Delivery personnel | Main content |
High-HDM | Hybrid disease management | High |  ≥ 1/month or ≥ 6 h over the study period | Face-to-face and/or telephone | Healthcare professional team led by HF cardiologist and/or HF nurse, and pharmacy | Review patient status and data; medication reconciliation; facilitating access to care |
High-SCS | Self-care support | Moderate |  ≥ 1/month or ≥ 6 h over the study period | Face-to-face and/or telephone | Healthcare team coordinated by nurse, physician, psychologist, health educator, or trained volunteer | Review patient status, provide Education program and self-care support |
Low-HDM | Hybrid disease management | Moderate |  < 1/month | Face-to-face and/or telephone | Healthcare professional team led by HF cardiologist and/or HF nurse, and pharmacy | Review patient status and data; medication reconciliation; facilitating access to care |
Low-SCS | Self-care support | Low |  < 1/month | Face-to-face and/or telephone | Healthcare team coordinated by nurse, physician, psychologist, health educator, or trained volunteer | Review patient status, provide Education program and self-care support |
SM | Self-monitoring | Â | No scheduled encounters; real time self-monitoring | Telemonitoring | Self-management | No scheduled interactions with healthcare professionals |
Comparator group | ||||||
 EUC | Consisted of the patients being given care guided by local practice that may or may not have included scheduled follow-up visits but did not include any structured educational programs | |||||
 UC | The necessary support was provided at the discretion of clinicians that may or may not have included scheduled follow-up visits but did not include any structured educational programs | |||||