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. 2018 Jun 26;5(2):e48. doi: 10.2196/mental.9655

Table 2.

Implementation findings among eMental healthcare technologies for anxiety.

Program and study Participants (n) Implementation outcome (measurea); findingsb
Cool Little Kids Online

Morgan et al [36]

  • Parents of children aged 3-6 years with anxiety problems (n=51)

  • Acceptability (self-developed questionnaire); P: +

  • Feasibility (self-developed questionnaire); P: +
Camp-Cope-A-Lot


Salloum et al [40]

  • Parents of children aged 7-13 years with an anxiety disorder (n=100)

  • Acceptability (published instrument); P: +/–

  • Feasibility (published instrument); P: +/–

Storch et al [41]

  • Children aged 7-13 years with an anxiety disorder (n=49)

  • Acceptability (published instrument); C: +

Salloum et al [39]

  • Children aged 7-13 years with an anxiety disorder (n=3) and their parents (n=7)

  • Healthcare providers (n=3)

  • Project coordinators (n=3)

  • Administrators (n=3)

  • Acceptability (published instrument); P, C: +

  • Appropriateness (self-developed interview); HCP: +

  • Cost (self-developed interview); HCP, A: –

  • Feasibility (published instrument & self-developed interview); HCP, A, PC: +/–

Crawford et al [37]

  • Children aged 7-13 years with an anxiety disorder (n=17)

  • Acceptability (published instrument); C: +/–

Khanna and Kendall [38]

  • Children aged 7-13 years with an anxiety disorder (n=16)

  • Acceptability (published instrument); C: +

  • Feasibility (self-developed questionnaire); C: +/–
DARE Program

Vigerland et al [42]

  • Children (n=46) aged 8-12 years with an anxiety disorder and their parents (n=46)

  • Acceptability (published instrument); P, C: +/–

  • Adoption (program utilization); P, C: +

Vigerland et al [79]

  • Children aged 8-12 years with social phobia (n=30) and their parents (n=57)

  • Acceptability (published instrument); C: +

  • Adoption (program utilization); C: +/–
BiP OCDc

Lenhard et al [80]

  • Adolescents aged 12-13 years with OCD (n=8)

  • Acceptability (self-developed interview); C: +

  • Feasibility (self-developed interview); C: +

Lenhard et al [78]

  • Adolescents aged 12-17 years with OCD (n=21)

  • Acceptability (self-developed questionnaire); C: +

  • Appropriateness (self-developed questionnaire); C: +
BRAVE ONLINE


Donovan and March [46]

  • Children aged 3-6 with an anxiety disorder (n=23)

  • Acceptability (self-developed questionnaire); C: +/–

  • Adoption (program utilization); C: +/–

Anderson et al [47]

  • Children and adolescents aged 7-18 years with an anxiety disorder (n=132) and their parents (n=NRd)

  • Adoption (program utilization); P, C: +

Spence et al [48]

  • Adolescents aged 12-18 years with clinical levels of anxiety (n=44)

  • Acceptability (adapted questionnaire); C: +/–

March et al [49]

  • Children aged 7-12 years with an anxiety disorder (n=40) and their parents (n=NR)

  • Acceptability (self-developed questionnaire); P, C: +/–

Spence et al [50]

  • Children and adolescents aged 7-14 years with clinical levels of anxiety (n=27) and their parents (n=NR)

  • Acceptability (self-developed questionnaire); P, C: +

  • Adoption (program utilization); P, C: +

  • Appropriateness (self-developed questionnaire); P: +
Cognitive bias modification

Reuland and Teachman [43]

  • Children and adolescents aged 10-15 years with social anxiety and their mothers (n=18 mother-child dyads)

  • Acceptability (self-developed interview); P, C: +

  • Adoption (program utilization); P, C: +
Ricky and the Spider

Brezinka [51]

  • Children and adolescents aged 6-13 years with OCD (n=18)

  • Healthcare providers (n=13)

  • Appropriateness (self-developed questionnaire); HCP: +

  • Penetration (uptake by practices); HCP: +
Cool Teens

Wuthrich et al [53]

  • Adolescents aged 14-17 years with an anxiety disorder (n=24)

  • Adoption (program utilization); C: +

  • Appropriateness (self-developed questionnaire); C: +/–

  • Feasibility (self-developed questionnaire); C: +/–

Cunningham et al [52]

  • Adolescents aged 14-18 years with an anxiety disorder (n=22)

  • Nonclinical adolescents (n=13)

  • Feasibility (self-developed questionnaire); C: +/–

Cunningham and Wuthrich [44]

  • Adolescents aged 14-16 years with an anxiety disorder (n=5)

  • Adoption (program utilization); C: +

  • Feasibility (self-developed questionnaire); C: +/–
Virtual School Environment

Sarver et al [55]

  • Children aged 8-12 years with a principal diagnosis of social anxiety disorder (n=17)

  • Healthcare providers (n=NR)

  • Acceptability (self-developed questionnaire); C, HCP: +

  • Adoption (program utilization); C: +/–

  • Appropriateness (self-developed questionnaire); C: +/–

  • Feasibility (successful use & technical difficulties); C, HCP: +/–
SmartCAT App

Pramana et al [45]

  • Children and adolescents aged 9-14 years with a diagnosis of GADe, social or specific phobia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, or social anxiety disorder (n=9)

  • Acceptability (self-developed questionnaire); C: +

  • Adoption (program utilization); C: +/–

  • Feasibility (published instrument); C: +
Self-help

Tillfors et al [54]

  • Adolescents aged 15-21 years with social anxiety disorder (n=10)

  • Acceptability (self-developed questionnaire); C: +

aSelf-developed questionnaire/interview: bespoke questions or survey items created by the researcher; published instrument: validated tool with citation in text; program utilization/physician adherence: metrics of usage.

bC: child/adolescent/young adult report; HCP: healthcare provider report; P: parent report; +: high/positive findings; – negative findings; +/– mixed findings.

cOCD: obsessive-compulsive disorder.

dNR: not reported.

eGAD: Generalized anxiety disorder.