The use of technology to improve medication adherence in heart failure patients: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Figures & data

Fig. 1 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flow chart of the study selection process

Table 1 Study characteristics for the included studies

Table 2 The effectiveness of technology on medication adherence

Table 3 Quality of life outcome measures and results

Table 4 Hospitalisation outcome measures and results

Table 5 Self-care/general adherence outcome measures and results

Fig. 2 Risk of bias summary graph and the outcome of each domain for included studies

Fig. 3 Risk of bias graph of included studies with percentages for each risk of bias domain

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