Excluded RCT studies not meeting the final review criteria
| Study (year) | Country | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|---|
| Andryukhin et al (2010)27 | Russia | Educational programme for patients with heart failure |
| DePue et al (2013)28 | American Samoa | Diabetes management support programme |
| Hacihasanoglu et al (2011)29 | Turkey | Hypertension health education |
| Jafar et al (2009)30 | Pakistan | Home-based hypertension health education |
| Jafar et al (2010)31 | Pakistan | Home-based hypertension health education |
| Jiang et al (2007)32 | China | Cardiac rehabilitation programme |
| Selvaraj et al (2012)34 | Malaysia | Telephone intervention for dyslipidemia patients |
| Sit et al (2007) 35 | China | Educational intervention for self-care management of stroke |
| Wong et al (2010)36 | China | Health education for patients with end-stage renal disease |
| Wong et al (2005)37 | China | Telephone intervention for patients with diabetes |
| Zhao et al (2010)38 | China | Telephone follow-up for patients with coronary heart disease |