Table 2

Intervention description

No.	Source	Setting of intervention implementation	Intervention carried out by	Intervention description
				Professional intervention*							Organisational intervention^*
				Distribution of educational materials	Educational meeting	Educational outreach visits	Local opinion leaders	Audit and feedback	Reminders	Revision of professional roles	Clinical multidisciplinary teams	Continuity of care	Communication and case discussion between distant healthcare professionals	Presence and organisation of quality monitoring mechanisms
1	Berwanger et al 43	Hospital	Nurse and physician	x	x	x			x			x
2	Bond et al 45	Pharmacy	Community pharmacist									x	x
3	Flather et al 47	Hospital	Cardiologist, nurse and manager			x		x			x			x
4	Garcia et al 49	GP/PCP	Hospital pharmacist										x
5	Guadagnoli et al 50	GP/PCP	Cardiologist										x
6	Hung et al 51	Hospital	Reminder system						x
7	Khunti et al 52	GP/PCP	Nurse							x		x	x
8	Levine et al 53	GP/PCP	Internet-delivered intervention system	x
9	McAlister et al 55	GP/PCP	Leader				x
10	Moher et al 56	GP/PCP	General practitioner and nurse					x	x	x
11	Ornstein et al 57	GP/PCP	Not specified	x	x	x		x	x					x
12	Sondergaard et al 58	GP/PCP	Not specified	x	x	x		x
13	Yorio et al 59	Cardiology clinic	Nurse or clinical pharmacist							x		x

*The interventions were classified according to the taxonomy of the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organization of Care Review Group.
GP, general practice; PCP, primary care practice.