Table 2.

Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for Studies of Intervention Patients Hospitalized for HF.

Category	Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
Population	Adults with heart failure	Children and adolescents
Interventions	Interventions that include 1 or more of the components listed	Interventions that do not incorporate 1 or more of the components listed
Outcomes	Readmission to hospital	Only a quality of life or functional status outcome with no mention of readmission to hospital
Timing of outcome	Outcomes occurring within 24 months of hospitalization	Outcomes occurring more than 24 months after hospitalization
Time period	Studies published from January 1, 1990, to August 31, 2015	Studies published before January 1, 1990, or after August 31, 2015
Settings	Interventions occurring during hospitalization before discharge; interventions occurring in an outpatient setting after discharge from hospital; interventions bridging the transition from inpatient to outpatient care	All other settings, such as discharge from hospital to a skilled nursing facility or rehabilitation center
Publication language	English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish	Any other languages
Design	Original research, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), non-RCTs, prospective cohort studies with comparison group	Case reports, case–control studies, retrospective cohort studies
Publication format	Peer-reviewed articles in an academic journal	Books, book reviews, continuing education units (CEUs), conference abstracts, dissertations, nonsystematic reviews, systematic reviews, editorials, letters to the editor