Table 1.
Overview of the studies identified in the literature search.
| Study | Year | Mechanism of delivery of digital tools | Identified digital tools and prior evaluations | Availability |
| Agyapong et al [11] | 2020 | SMS text messaging (specific to COVID-19a) | Text4Hope (specific to COVID-19) enables subscribers to receive 3 months of daily supportive SMS text messages with or without web links to web-based mental health resources. | Only available to individuals living in Alberta, Canada. |
| Rodriguez-Pulido et al [17] | 2020 | Web-based Interventions | Beating the Blues is a web-based intervention for depressive disorder. |
Available to users in the United Kingdom. |
| Burger et al [18] | 2020 | Web-based interventions | Living Life to the Full (2 comparative trials were performed involving a total of 659 participants), Deprexis (6 comparative trials were performed involving a total of 1863 participants), and SHADE (3 comparative trials performed involving a total of 475 participants) were evaluated. moodgym was extensively evaluated, with a total of 11 comparative trials involving a total of 7294 participants. All the above interventions have been evaluated as websites that provide psychological therapy for depressive disorders. | The websites for Living Life to the Full, Deprexis, and moodgym can be accessed. |
| Anderson et al [19] | 2019 | Web-based interventions | The Interapy program from the Netherlands was highlighted as a program that assisted individuals with symptoms of depression, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and burnout. moodgym was also highlighted as a commercially available option for anxiety and depression. | The websites for moodgym and Interapy can be accessed. |
| Miralles et al [20] |
2020 | Mobile interventions |
7 Cups, Be Good to Yourself, Bluewatch, Dcombat, Get Happy Program, Headgear, iCare Prevent, MedLink, Mobile Sensing and Support, Moodhacker, Moodivate, MyGamePlan, PRIME-D, Push-D, SocioEmpathy, SPSRS, SuperBetter, The Sound Advice, Thought Challenger, TODAC, Kokoro-App, Agoraphobia free, Stress Free, Angesthjalpen, AnxietyCoach, CBT Assistant, Challenger, Lantern, Psych Assist, Public Speech Trainer, SmartCAT, and GET.ON.PAPP have been previously evaluated and reported in published research. | Headgear, MoodHacker, SuperBetter, Thought Challenger, Angesthjalpen, AnxietyCoach, and SmartCAT are commercially available. |
| Gaffney et al [21] | 2019 | Conversational agents or chatbots | Woebot, Tess, and eSMART-TH have been evaluated previously for depressive disorder, SABORI has been evaluated for psychological distress, and Tess has been evaluated for anxiety disorder. | Woebot and Tess are commercially available. |
aCOVID-19: coronavirus disease.