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. 2023 May 5;6:84. doi: 10.1038/s41746-023-00828-5

Table 1.

Characteristics of the included studies.

Feature Number of studies (%) References
Year of publication
2022 15 (27.8) 17,22,25,26,33,34,38,41,42,47,50,53,54,57,62
2021 11 (20.4) 16,1820,23,43,46,52,59,63,64
2020 11 (20.4) 24,28,36,37,48,49,51,56,60,61,65
2019 11 (20.4) 21,27,29,35,39,40,45,55,58,68,69
2018 4 (7.4) 30,31,44,67
2017 1 (1.9) 32
2015 1 (1.9) 66
Country of publication
USA 13 (24.1) 20,25,32,34,35,44,50,56,57,64,67,68
Mexico 7 (13) 26,29,55,6062,69
South Korea 7 (13) 2123,38,39,42,51
Norway 6 (11.1) 18,27,30,31,36,40
Japan 4 (7.4) 28,53,58,65
United Kingdom 3 (5.6) 24,33,41
China 2 (3.7) 19,37
India 2 (3.7) 45,48
Switzerland 2 (3.7) 46,47
Others (Bangladesh, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan) 1 (each) (1.9) 16,43,49,52,54,59,63,66
Type of publication
Journal article 40 (74.1) 16,17,1926,29,3337,39,4145,4751,5457,6066,68,69
Conference Paper 12 (22.2) 18,27,28,3032,38,52,53,58,59,67
Thesis 2 (3.7) 40,46
Number of participants
Mean (Standard Deviation) 315 (826) 1669
Range 8-4036 1669
Age of participants
Mean (Standard Deviation) 39.9 (13) 16,18,2127,2936,3842,45,47,49,50,5265,67,69
Range 15.5-78 16,18,2127,2936,3842,45,47,49,50,5265,67,69
Gender (Female %)
Mean (Standard Deviation) 60.2 (15.2) 16,18,2127,2942,44,4750,5265,67,69
Range 2.4-100 16,18,2127,2942,44,4750,5265,67,69
Health conditions1
Depression 38 (70.4) 1621,2527,2933,35,36,3842,44,4952,5462,64,65,69
Healthy 27 (50) 16,18,20,26,27,2931,35,36,38,40,41,44,49,51,52,54,55,5762,65,69
Any health condition 13 (24.1) 2224,28,34,37,4648,53,63,67,68
Bipolar 4 (7.4) 21,42,43,66
Schizophrenia 1 (1.9) 62
Mood swings 1 (1.9) 45