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. 2020 Aug 31;22(8):e18100. doi: 10.2196/18100

Table 2.

Pooled results of iCBT service– and acceptability-related outcomes: guidance time, age, gender, completed sessions, completed components, and deterioration rates.

Groups Number of studies Pooled mean (SD) 95% CI Range
Guidance timea(min)

All studies 12 148.50 (146.99) 92.9-204.1 43.0-378.6

Depression studies 4 82.44 (290.46) 45.29-119.60 43.0-183.0

Anxiety studies 9 157.60 (108.10) 92.33-222.86 43.0-378.6
Age (years)

All studies 29 38.3 (3.02) 37.2-39.4 29.8-43.5

Depression studies 12 39.0 (2.12) 37.8-40.2 29.0-41.7

Anxiety studies 21 37.8 (3.04) 36.5-39.2 29.8-43.5
Gender, female (n, %)

All studies 23 65.4 (20.06) 57.2-72.8 22.2-91.7

Depression studies 11 70.1 (24.37) 55.7-81.4 22.2-91.7

Anxiety studies 17 64.3 (17.25) 56.1-71.6 22.2-86.0
Average percentage of sessions completed

All studies 14 60.6 (6.49) 57.2-72.8 16.7-90.0

Depression studies 5 62.6 (1.60) 61.2-63.9 16.7-90.0

Anxiety studies 10 57.3 (1.94) 56.1-58.4 16.7-74.3
Average percentage of participant completing all treatment components

All studies 26 61.0 (14.83) 55.3-66.9 27.3-82.6

Depression studies 12 62.8 (13.61) 55.1-70.0 44.0-82.6

Anxiety studies 18 61.7 (17.75) 53.5-69.3 27.3-82.0
Deterioration (% deterioration in sample)

All studies 14 2.9 (1.91) 1.9-4.3 1.0-16.6

Depression studies 5 2.5 (0.34) 2.2-2.9 1.0-12.5

Anxiety studies 9 3.1 (2.30) 1.6-5.9 1.0-16.6

aExcluded study Ruwaard et al [50] as outlier.