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