Table 2.

Data items extracted from 90 studies.

Variable	Definition
Health area	Main area of health or well-being that the technology addresses; for example, cardiovascular diseases, mental disorders. Defined using MeSHa terms—a controlled vocabulary of hierarchical subject headings from MEDLINE
Purpose	Purpose of the technology; for example, motivation, self-care, or health education. Defined using MeSH Terms—a controlled vocabulary of hierarchical subject headings from MEDLINE
Technology type	Identified technology developed; for example mobile app or website. If more than one, all technologies were recorded
Age group	Age group targeted by the resource (not to be confused by the age group of participants in the development process). Simplified into 3 groups: youth (12-24 years), adult (25-64 years), and aged (65+ years). eHealthb projects aimed at children under 14 years were excluded; therefore, this age group was not included
Gender specific	Gender specific target of a resource; for example, female only or male only. Not recorded if the resource was inclusive of all genders rather than gender specific
LGBTQI+c specific	LGBTQI+ specific target of a resource; for example, men who have sex with men. Not recorded if resource was inclusive rather than LGBTQI+ specific
Cultural/multicultural	Research focusing on a particular culture or across a number of different cultures (for example, Indigenous Australians). Not recorded if culture was not reported as an issue; for example, Swedish research taking place in Sweden with Swedish-speaking participants would not be included unless it was also researched in another country with another language for crosscultural comparison
Country where studied	Country where the research took place. If more than one, all are included

^aMeSH: Medical Subject Headings.

^beHealth: electronic health.

^cLGBTQI+: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Intersex+.