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) | |||||
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All studies | 12 | 148.50 (146.99) | 92.9-204.1 | 43.0-378.6 |
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Depression studies | 4 | 82.44 (290.46) | 45.29-119.60 | 43.0-183.0 |
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Anxiety studies | 9 | 157.60 (108.10) | 92.33-222.86 | 43.0-378.6 |
| Age (years) | |||||
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All studies | 29 | 38.3 (3.02) | 37.2-39.4 | 29.8-43.5 |
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Depression studies | 12 | 39.0 (2.12) | 37.8-40.2 | 29.0-41.7 |
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Anxiety studies | 21 | 37.8 (3.04) | 36.5-39.2 | 29.8-43.5 |
| Gender, female (n, %) | |||||
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All studies | 23 | 65.4 (20.06) | 57.2-72.8 | 22.2-91.7 |
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Depression studies | 11 | 70.1 (24.37) | 55.7-81.4 | 22.2-91.7 |
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Anxiety studies | 17 | 64.3 (17.25) | 56.1-71.6 | 22.2-86.0 |
| Average percentage of sessions completed | |||||
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All studies | 14 | 60.6 (6.49) | 57.2-72.8 | 16.7-90.0 |
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Depression studies | 5 | 62.6 (1.60) | 61.2-63.9 | 16.7-90.0 |
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Anxiety studies | 10 | 57.3 (1.94) | 56.1-58.4 | 16.7-74.3 |
| Average percentage of participant completing all treatment components | |||||
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All studies | 26 | 61.0 (14.83) | 55.3-66.9 | 27.3-82.6 |
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Depression studies | 12 | 62.8 (13.61) | 55.1-70.0 | 44.0-82.6 |
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Anxiety studies | 18 | 61.7 (17.75) | 53.5-69.3 | 27.3-82.0 |
| Deterioration (% deterioration in sample) | |||||
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All studies | 14 | 2.9 (1.91) | 1.9-4.3 | 1.0-16.6 |
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Depression studies | 5 | 2.5 (0.34) | 2.2-2.9 | 1.0-12.5 |
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Anxiety studies | 9 | 3.1 (2.30) | 1.6-5.9 | 1.0-16.6 |
aExcluded study Ruwaard et al [50] as outlier.