Table 1.
App characteristics and purpose
| Variable | Main purpose (n) | ||||||
| TT | PE | SA | SM | SR | MP | Total (n) | |
| Overall | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 38 |
| Developer affiliation | |||||||
| Medical institution | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Other institutions (non-profit) | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Insufficient info | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 35 |
| Content source | |||||||
| Expert | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| External | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Lived experience | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Insufficient info | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| Media type | |||||||
| Text only | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Audio only | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Text and audio | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Text and visual | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| Platform | |||||||
| Phone only | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Phone and tablet | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |||
| Universal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Content focus | |||||||
| Social phobia only | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 23 |
| Social phobia plus others | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |
MP, multiple purposes; PE, psychoeducation; SA, self-assessment; SM, symptom management; SR, supportive resources; TT, therapeutic treatment.