Face-to-Face and Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients with Heart Failure: an Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses
Huinan Liu, Zhixiang Peng, Wai Kai Hou · 2026
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Huinan Liu, Zhixiang Peng, and Wai Kai Hou gather the gathered evidence on cognitive behavioral therapy for people with heart failure, comparing in-person and internet delivery. Their umbrella review pulls together recent meta-analyses of randomized trials. Heart failure often comes with depression and poor self-care, which this therapy aims to ease.
Across five meta-analyses and eighteen trials, the therapy most consistently helped depressive symptoms, with gains also reported for quality of life, anxiety, self-care, walking distance, and health status. Results varied with when and how outcomes were measured. No review had pooled internet therapy alone or sorted out which therapy elements matter. The authors call for finer analyses and more trials of online delivery.
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| CREATOR | Huinan Liu, Zhixiang Peng, Wai Kai Hou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |