Table 2. Meta-analyses of adherence to guided iCBT and individual face-to-face CBT.
| Guided iCBT (95% C.I.) | FtF CBT (95% C.I.) | P | I 2 c | |
| Session completiona | 80.8% (73.0% – 88.7%) | 83.9% (75.7% – 92.1%) | .59 | 86.5% |
| Completers (total) b | 65.1% (55.3% – 73.8%) | 84.7% (78.0% – 89.6%) | < .001 | 78.4% |
| Completers (≥ 80%)b | 67.5% (56.8% – 76.6%) | 85.2% (78.1% – 90.4%) | .003 | 79.3% |
a
As percentage of the total number of sessions.
b
As percentage of all participants who were allocated to the treatment.
c
Overall heterogeneity (Q value) was significant for all analyses.
Abbreviations: guided iCBT = guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy; FtF CBT = individual face-to-face cognitive behavioural therapy; C.I. = confidence interval.