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. 2020 Jun 25;7(6):e15942. doi: 10.2196/15942

Table 2.

Types of usage metrics collected in included studies (N=49).

Characteristic Number of studies, n (%) References
Number of usage metrics analyzed

1 17 (35) [39,41,43,50,56,58-60,67,73,76,77,81,84-87]

2 8 (16) [42,45,47,51,54,68,69,80]

3 10 (20) [40,44,49,53,62,64,65,72,75,82]

4+ 14 (29) [46,48,52,55,57,61,63,66,70,71,74,78,79,83]
Type of metrics collected (multiselect)

Number of clicks 1(2) [61]

Number of features used 18 (37) [40,41,46,48,51,52,57,62,63,65,66,68,69,71,72,74,79,83]

Number of log-ins 20 (41) [49,52,54-57,61-64,66,70-72,74,75,79,80,83,87]

Number of modules 27 (55) [43,45-47,50,53-55,57,58,60,62,64,66,67,69,70,73-76,78-82,86]

Number of page views 10 (20) [44,48,49,51,61,70,74,77,79,83]

Number of posts 5 (10) [44,63,70,71,78]

Number of sessions 9 (18) [39,42,46,48,52,53,55,74,78]

Rate of return 4 (8) [70,71,74,83]

Session duration 24(49) [40,42,45,46,48,49,52,53,55,57,61,64-66,68,70,74,75,78,79,82-85]

Other (eg, calculated metrics) 14 (29) [40,44,46,47,52,55,59,61,65,70,72,74,82]