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. 2020 Apr 20;23(3):107–111. doi: 10.1136/ebmental-2019-300137

Table 2.

App attributes/features from 2019 (2018).

Anxiety n=20
2019 (2018)
Schizophrenia n=20
2019 (2018)
Depression n=20
2019 (2018)
Diabetes n=20
2019 (2018)
Addiction n=20
2019 (2018)
Hypertension n=20
2019 (2018)
Average
n=120
2019 (2018)
Surveys (in) 70% (60%) 35% (35%) 75% (70%) 65% (40%) 45% (30%) 40% (40%) 55% (45.8%)
GPS (in) 20% (30%) 5% (20%) 40% (30%) 35% (70%)* 15% (30%) 0% (15%) 19.2% (32.5%)
Call/Text logs (in) 5% (10%) 0% (0%) 0% (10%) 0% (10%) 0% (15%) 0% (0%) 0.8% (7.5)%*
Camera (in) 20% (25%) 15% (0%) 20% (15%) 40% (45%) 20% (10%) 5% (0%) 20% (15.8%)
Microphone (in) 15% (25%) 0% (5%) 15% (20%) 5% (5%) 5% (5%) 0% (5%) 6.7% (10.8%)*
Device integration (eg, smartwatch) (in) 10% (30%) 15% (10%) 5% (25%) 55% (55%) 0% (0%) 15% (25%) 16.7% (24.2%)
Diary (in) 55% (40%) 15% (20%) 55% (50%) 55% (25%) 40% (30%) 20% (25%) 40% (31.7%)
Contact list (in) 15% (25%) 15% (5%) 5% (25%) 15% (45%)* 5% (15%) 5% (5%) 10% (20%)
Steps/Other Apple HealthKit or Google Fit Data (in) 20% (25%) 10% (10%) 15% (25%) 65% (60%) 0% (0%) 55% (35%) 27.5% (25.8%)
Games (in) 15% (10%) 10% (10%) 5% (10%) 0% (0%) 20% (15%) 5% (10%) 9.2% (9.2%)
Pop-up messages (out) 85% (75%) 25% (20%) 85% (80%) 70% (60%) 75% (70%) 30% (30%) 61.7% (55.8%)*
Reference information (out) 70% (65%) 85% (90%) 55% (80%) 70% (70%) 30% (70%)* 30% (70%)* 56.7% (74.2%)
Social network connections (out) 20% (30%) 20% (20%) 10% (25%) 30% (25%) 40% (40%) 0% (0%) 20% (23.3%)
Analysing data to return insights (out) 80% (80%) 15% (20%) 80% (80%) 65% (75%) 75% (75%) 55% (50%) 61.7% (63.3%)
Linking to formal care or coaching 35% (30%) 5% (20%) 30% (45%) 5% (30%) 30% (25%) 0% (5%) 17.5% (25.8%)
In app rewards or badges 30% (40%) 0% (5%) 10% (20%) 20% (0%)* 55% (70%) 0% (0%) 19.2% (22.5%)
In app interventions (eg, CBT) 80% (65%) 5% (10%) 60% (55%) 30% (60%) 25% (30%) 5% (5%) 34.2% (37.5%)
Mean flag rating 1.05 (1.2)* 0.55 (0.3)* 0.95 (0.9) 1.4 (1.4) 0.75 (0.9)* 0.75 (0.55) 0.91 (0.88)

CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy.