Table 2.
Descriptive variables of the included interventions per health care area
Variable |
|
Chronic (N = 19), n (%) |
Lifestyle (N = 16), n (%) |
Mental (N = 48), n (%) |
Total (N = 83), n (%) |
Intended usage | <= 1/month | 1 (5) | 3 (19) | 1 (2) | 5 (6) |
|
1/month – 1/week | 4 (21) | 4 (25) | 2 (4) | 10 (12) |
|
1/week | 13 (68) | 6 (38) | 40 (83) | 59 (71) |
|
>1/week | 1 (5) | 3 (3) | 5 (10) | 9 (11) |
Setup | Free | 5 (26) | 10 (63) | 1 (2) | 16 (19) |
|
Modular | 14 (74) | 6 (38) | 47 (93) | 67 (81) |
Updates | None | 1 (5) | 5 (31) | 1 (1) | 7 (8) |
|
yes, FNSa | 0 (0) | 2 (13) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) |
|
<= 1/month | 2 (11) | 1 (6) | 1 (2) | 4 (5) |
|
1/month – 1/week | 3 (16) | 1 (6) | 3 (6) | 7 (8) |
|
1/week | 12 (63) | 6 (38) | 42 (88) | 60 (72) |
|
>1/week | 1 (5) | 1 (6) | 1 (2) | 3 (4) |
Duration (weeks) | mean (sd) | 18.2 (15.8) | 29.8 (33.9)b | 11.1 (18.5) | 15.8 (18.5) |
|
Median | 11 | 17 | 9 | 10 |
Interaction with counselor | None | 2 (11) | 8 (50) | 10 (21) | 20 (24) |
yes, FNS | 3 (16) | 3 (19) | 2 (4) | 8 (10) | |
|
<1/week | 5 (26) | 3 (19) | 2 (4) | 10 (12) |
|
1/week | 7 (37) | 2 (13) | 23 (48) | 32 (39) |
|
>1/week | 2 (011 | 0 (0) | 11 (23) | 13 (16) |
Interaction with system | None | 7 (37) | 1 (6) | 14 (29) | 22 (27) |
yes, FNS | 6 (32) | 1 (6) | 3 (6) | 10 (12) | |
|
<1/week | 1 (5) | 5 (31) | 2 (4) | 8 (10) |
|
1/week | 2 (11) | 6 (38) | 14 (29) | 22 (27) |
|
>1/week | 3 (16) | 3 (19) | 15 (31) | 21 (25) |
Interaction with peers | none | 5 (26) | 10 (63) | 24 (50) | 39 (47) |
|
yes, FNS | 10 (53) | 4 (25) | 10 (21) | 24 (29) |
|
<1/week | 2 (11) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 3 (4) |
|
1/week | 1 (5) | 2 (13) | 13 (27) | 16 (19) |
|
>1/week | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
Face-to-face | included | 3 (16) | 1 (6) | 1 (2) | 5(6) |
Phone | included | 7 (37) | 5 (31) | 17 (35) | 29 (35) |
SMS | included | 0 (0) | 2 (13) | 5 (10) | 7 (8) |
Adherence | mean (sd) | 55.3 (19.8) | 32.8 (23.0) | 54.2 (27.4) | 50.3 (26.2) |
a FNS = Frequency not specified; b Based on 13 interventions. Three interventions (23, 26, and 27) did not specify duration.