Table A1.

Characteristics of Included Studies.

Authors	Year	Country	Sample (Intervention)	Sample (Control)	Setting	Timing
Brotons et al.8	2009	Spain	144	139	After discharge	12 months
Cordisco et al.9	1999	US	30	51	After discharge	1 year
Domingues et al.10	2011	Brazil	48	63	During hospitalization	3 months
					After discharge
Gambetta et al.11	2007	US	158	124	After discharge	7 months
Grundtvig et al.12	2011	Norway	1169	N/A	After discharge	12 months
Hagglund et al.13	2015	Sweden	32	40	After discharge	3 months
Hudson et al.14	2005	US	91	N/A	After discharge	6 months
Linden et al.15	2014	US	128	129	During hospitalization	30, 90 days
					After discharge
Bailón et al.16	2007	Spain	51	131	During discharge	90 days
Miller & Cox17	2005	US	68	N/A	After discharge	90 days, 1 year
Stewart et al.18	1998	Australia	49	48	After discharge	6 months
Belardinelli et al.19	1999	US	50	49	After discharge	14 months
Dracup et al.20	2007	US	86	87	After discharge	3, 6, 12 months
Evangelista et al.21	2006	US	48	51	After discharge	6 months
Zeitler et al.22	2015	US	1159	1172	After discharge	Every 3 months for 2 years
Heisler et al.23	2013	US	135	131	During hospitalization	12 months
					After discharge
Li et al.24	2012	US	202	205	During hospitalization	60 days
Dekker et al.25	2012	US	21	20	During hospitalization	3 months
					After discharge
Jayadevappa et al.26	2006	US	13	10	After discharge	6 months
Albert et al.27	2013	US	20	26	After discharge	60 days
Parrinello et al.28	2009	Italy	A=87	N/A	After discharge	12 months
			B=86
Paterna et al.29	2009	Italy	A=52, B=51, C=51, D=51, E=52, F=50, G=52, H=51	N/A	After discharge	6 months
Kashem et al.30	2008	US	24	24	After discharge	12 months
Witham et al.31	2005	UK	41	41	After discharge	6 months
Bull et al.32	2000	US	40	71	During hospitalization	2 weeks, 2 months
					After discharge
Cline et al.33	1998	Sweden	80	110	During hospitalization	12 months
					After discharge
Saleh et al.34	2012	US	173	160	During discharge	12 months
					After discharge
Wu et al.35	2012	US	A=27	28	After discharge	9 months
			B=27
Ekman et al.36	2012	Sweden	125	123	During hospitalization	6 months
Aldamiz-Echevarria Iraúrgui et al.37	2007	Spain	137	142	After discharge	12 months
Benatar et al.38	2003	US	108	108	After discharge	3 months
Brandon et al.39	2009	US	10	10	After discharge	12 weeks
Chen et al.40	2010	Taiwan	275	275	After discharge	6 months
DeWalt et al.41	2006	US	59	64	After discharge	12 months
Dunagan et al.42	2005	US	76	75	After discharge	6, 12 months
Falces et al.43	2008	Spain	53	50	During discharge	6, 12 months
Gattis et al.44	1999	US	90	91	After discharge	2, 12, 24 weeks
Giordano et al.45	2009	Italy	230	230	During hospitalization	12 months
					After discharge
Goldberg et al.46	2003	US	138	142	During discharge	6 months
					After discharge
Ho et al.47	2007	Taiwan	247	N/A	After discharge	139 ± 96 days
Jaarsma et al.48	2008	Netherlands	A=340	339	After discharge	18 months
			B=344
Jurgens et al.49	2013	US	48	51	During discharge	90 days
					After discharge
Korajkic et al.50	2011	Australia	35	35	After discharge	3 months
Koelling et al.51	2005	US	107	116	During discharge	180 days
Lee et al.52	2013	US	23	21	After discharge	3 months
McDonald et al.53	2002	Ireland	51	47	During hospitalization	3 months
					After discharge
Mejhert et al.54	2004	Sweden	103	105	After discharge	18 months
Piepoli et al.55	2006	Italy	509	N/A	After discharge	12 months
Roig et al.56	2006	Spain	61	N/A	After discharge	11±10 months
Roth et al.57	2004	Israel	118	N/A	After discharge	12 months
Sales et al.58	2013	US	70	67	During hospitalization	30 days
					After discharge
Sethares & Elliott59	2004	US	33	37	During hospitalization	3 months
					After discharge
Shao & Yeh60	2010	Taiwan, China	93	N/A	After discharge	1 month
Sisk et al.61	2006	US	203	203	After discharge	12 months
Slater et al.62	2008	US	612	N/A	During hospitalization	6 months
					After discharge
Wang et al.63	2014	China	32	34	During hospitalization	6 months
					After discharge
West et al.64	1997	US	51	N/A	After discharge	94-182 days
Wheeler & Waterhouse65	2006	US	20	20	After discharge	14 weeks
Jiang66	2008	China	101	89	During hospitalization	6 months
					After discharge
Tully et al.67	2014	Australia	A=15	N/A	After discharge	6 months
			B=14
Davidson et al.68	2010	Australia	52	53	After discharge	12 months
Aguado et al.69	2010	Spain	42	64	After discharge	24 months
Anderson et al.70	2005	US	44	77	During hospitalization	6 months
					During discharge
					After discharge
Andryukhin et al.71	2010	Russia	44	41	After discharge	6, 18 months
Dahl & Penque72	2001	US	381	203	During hospitalization	90 days
					After discharge
Doughty et al.73	2002	New Zealand	100	97	After discharge	12 months
Ferrante et al.74	2010	Argentina	760	758	After discharge	1, 3 years
Gámez-López et al.75	2012	Spain	A=25	35	After discharge	10.8 ± 3.2 months
			B=28
			C=28
Gau et al.76	2008	Taiwan, China	30	30	During hospitalization	1 month
					After discharge
Hershberger et al.77	2001	US	108	N/A	After discharge	6 months
Houchen et al.78	2012	UK	17	N/A	After discharge	12 months
Lee et al.79	2014	US	473	475	During hospitalization	30 days
Liou et al.80	2015	Taiwan	56	75	During hospitalization	30, 90 days
					After discharge
Pugh et al.81	2001	US	27	31	During hospitalization	12 months
					After discharge
Riegel et al.82	2002	US	126	226	After discharge	3, 6 months
Riegel & Carlson83	2004	US	45	43	After discharge	30 days, 3 months
Smith et al.84	2015	US	92	106	After discharge	12 months
Stewart et al.85	1999	Australia	100	100	After discharge	6 months
Sun et al.86	2013	China	433	288	After discharge	4 years
Szkiladz et al.87	2013	US	86	94	During discharge	30 days
					After discharge
Tsuyuki et al.88	2004	Canada	140	136	During hospitalization	6 months
					After discharge
Vavouranakis et al.89	2003	Greece	28	N/A	After discharge	12 months
Wright et al.90	2003	New Zealand	100	97	After discharge	12 months
Dracup et al.91	2014	US	A=200	209	After discharge	2 years
			B=193
Howlett et al.92	2009	Canada	990	7741	After discharge	12 months
Jaarsma et al.93	1999	Netherlands	84	95	During hospitalization	9 months
					After discharge
López Cabezas et al.94	2006	Spain	70	64	During discharge	12 months
					After discharge
Naylor et al.95	2004	US	118	121	During hospitalization	52 weeks
					After discharge
Piamjariyakul et al.96	2015	US	20	N/A	After discharge	6 months
Jerant et al.97	2001	US	A=12	12	After discharge	6 months
			B=13
Shao et al.98	2013	Taiwan	47	46	After discharge	12 weeks
Varma et al.99	1999	UK	42	41	After discharge	12 months
Atienza et al.100	2004	Spain	164	174	During hospitalization	12 months
Fonarow et al.101	1997	US	214	N/A	During hospitalization	6 months
					After discharge
Holst et al.102	2001	Australia	42	N/A	During hospitalization	6 months
					After discharge
Kanoksilp et al.103	2009	Thailand	50	50	After discharge	12 months
Morcillo et al.104	2005	Spain	34	36	After discharge	6 months
Ojeda et al.105	2005	Spain	76	77	After discharge	16 ± 8 months
Wang et al.106	2011	Taiwan, China	14	13	During hospitalization	3 months
					After discharge
White & Hill107	2014	US	59	N/A	During hospitalization	2 months
					After discharge
Davis et al.108	2012	US	63	62	During hospitalization	30 days
					After discharge
Delaney & Apostolidis109	2010	US	12	12	After discharge	90 days
Mao et al.110	2015	Taiwan	174	175	After discharge	Median 2 years
Byszewski et al.111	2010	Canada	45	46	After discharge	6 weeks
Domingo et al.112	2011	Spain	A=48	N/A	After discharge	12 months
			B=44
Harrison et al.113	2002	Canada	92	100	After discharge	12 weeks
Löfvenmark et al.114	2011	Sweden	65	63	After discharge	18 months
Otsu & Moriyama115	2012	Japan	47	47	After discharge	7-12, 24 months
Rich et al.116	1993	US	63	35	During hospitalization	90 days
					During discharge
					After discharge
Rich et al.117	1995	US	142	140	During hospitalization	90 days
					During discharge
					After discharge
Stewart et al.118	2012	Australia	143	137	After discharge	18 months
Stewart et al.119	2014	Australia	137	143	After discharge	12-18 months
Sullivan et al.120	2009	US	108	100	After discharge	12 months

Abbreviation: NA, not available.