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. 2014 Jul 3;16(7):e166. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3529

Table 2.

Profile of e-therapies (N=24).

E-therapy profile n (%)
Therapy type

Web-based intervention 20 (83)

App-based intervention 4 (17)
Disorder type a

Depression 12 (50)

Bipolar 0 (0)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder 11 (46)

Social Anxiety Disorder 3 (13)

Panic Disorder 3 (13)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 4 (17)

Phobia 2 (8)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 1 (4)
Content delivery method

Scenario 18 (75)

Non-scenario 6 (25)
Origin

Australia 13 (54)

United States 5 (21)

United Kingdom 3 (13)

New Zealand 1 (4)

United States/Canadab 1 (4)

Israel 1 (4)
Evidence rating (x/5) c

Two or more 3 (13)

One 9 (38)

Zero 12 (50)
Length d

Long 22 (92)

Moderate 2 (8)

Short 0 (0)

aTherapies may cater to multiple disorders, therefore total exceeds N=24 (100%).

bJoint collaboration between United States and Canada.

cEvidence rating is the score awarded by Beacon to indicate the degree to which an e-therapy is supported by research evidence. Zero indicates no evidence or no evidence of effectiveness. One indicates some evidence but no evidence from randomized controlled trials. Two or higher indicates evidence of effectiveness, including from randomized controlled trials.

dLong: 5+ modules; Moderate: 3-5 modules; Short: 1-2 modules.