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. 2020 Apr 28;3(4):e203933. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.3933

Table. Study Characteristics.

Source Country Population Age at baseline, mean (SD), y Total No. at baseline (female, %) Intervention type (No. of modules) [duration] Control condition Measure of suicidal ideation Dropout rate, %a
Intervention group Control group
van Spijker et at,33 2014 The Netherlands Adults with suicidal thoughts 40.9 (13.7) 236 (66.1) CBT, DBT problem-solving therapy, mindfulness-based therapy; unguided (6) [6 wk] Wait-list Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation 9.5 8.3
Hill and Pettit,34 2016 United States School students with perceived burdensomeness 16.9 (1.7) 80 (68.8) CBT; unguided (2) [2 wk] plus psychoeducational emails Attention-control (emails with psychoeducational information) Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation 12.2 10.03
Hetrick et at,35 2017 Australia School students with suicidal ideation 14.7 (1.4) 50 (82.0) CBT; guided (8) [10 wk] plus TAU TAU (contact with the school well-being staff) Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire 30.8 12.5
van Spijker et al,36 2018 Australia Adults with suicidal thoughts 40.6 (11.9) 418 (77.3) CBT, DBT, problem-solving therapy, mindfulness-based therapy; unguided (6) [6 wk] Attention-control (6-wk online modular lifestyle information program) Intensity of Suicidal Ideation subscale of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale 43.5 48.3
Wilks et al,37 2018 United States Suicidal individuals with heavy episodic drinking and emotion dysregulation 38.0 (10.4) 59 (69.5) DBT; guided (8) [8 wk] Wait-list Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation 26.7 3.4
de Jaegere et al,38 2019 Belgium Adults with suicidal thoughts 35.7 (13.6) 724 (59.4) CBT, DBT, problem-solving therapy, mindfulness-based therapy; unguided (6) [6 wk] Wait-list Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation 74.0 52.1

Abbreviations: CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy; DBT, dialectical behavioral therapy; TAU, treatment as usual.

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Rates shown are for participants who dropped out after the intervention was completed.