Table 2.
Main and specified advantages of eHealth and amount of studies they were mentioned by (n).
| Main advantage | Specifications | n |
|---|---|---|
| Advantages for individuals | ||
| Positive opinion | Opinion of forensic psychiatric patients | 26 |
| Opinion of providers of care | 7 | |
| Opinion of family of patient | 2 | |
| Increasing patients’ access to care | Overcoming geographical barriers | 10 |
| Receiving care in highly secured settings | 10 | |
| Lower perceived threshold to participate | 8 | |
| Intervention accessible anywhere, anytime | 5 | |
| Fit with patient’s needs, preferences, and living environment | Fun to use | 7 |
| Fit with current technological climate | 5 | |
| Simulation of situations perceived as realistic | 4 | |
| Tailored to specific characteristics of patients | 5 | |
| Advantages for forensic mental health | ||
| Effectiveness | Potential effectiveness | 13 |
| Effectiveness based on experimental designs | 13 | |
| Effectiveness based on reviews | 7 | |
| Efficiency | Cost savings | 17 |
| Time savings | 14 | |
| Easy to implement in practice | 2 | |
| Unique information | Situations with high ecological validity | 7 |
| Eliciting more sensitive information | 4 | |
| Measuring physiological or unconscious reactions | 3 | |
| Fidelity in delivering interventions | Delivering content and structure in a standardized way | 5 |
| Behavior change theory | 2 | |