Table 3.

Proportions of positive, statistically significant positive, negative, and statistically significant negative results between interventions with and without given functional features.

Feature Present?		Studies	Total Positive %	P	Significant Positive%	P	Total Negative %	P	Significant Negative %	P
Studies with knowledge/ability results (n = 18)
Collects PROs	Yes	13	1.000	.278	0.308	.326	0.154	1.000	0.000	1.000
	No	5	0.800		0.600		0.000		0.000
Automated content generation	Yes	10	1.000	.444	0.600	.066	0.200	.477	0.000	1.000
	No	8	0.875		0.125		0.000		0.000
Electronic sharing	Yes	6	1.000	1.000	0.500	.627	0.167	1.000	0.000	1.000
	No	12	0.917		0.333		0.083		0.000
Persistent engagement features	Yes	5	0.800	.278	0.400	1.000	0.000	1.000	0.000	1.000
	No	13	1.000		0.385		0.154		0.000
Communication	Yes	3	0.667	.167	0.333	1.000	0.000	1.000	0.000	1.000
	No	15	1.000		0.400		0.133		0.000
Complex intervention	Yes	10	0.900	1.000	0.500	.367	0.000	.183	0.000	1.000
	No	8	1.000		0.250		0.250		0.000
Studies with process results (n = 17)
Collects PROs	Yes	13	0.846	1.000	0.154	1.000	0.538	.577	0.000	.235
	No	4	0.750		0.250		0.250		0.250
Automated content generation	Yes	8	0.875	1.000	0.250	.577	0.875	.577	0.125	.471
	No	9	0.778		0.111		0.111		0.000
Electronic sharing	Yes	6	0.667	.515	0.000	.515	0.667	.335	0.000	1.000
	No	11	0.909		0.182		0.364		0.091
Persistent engagement features	Yes	4	0.750	1.000	0.500	.121	0.250	.577	0.000	1.000
	No	13	0.846		0.077		0.538		0.077
Communication	Yes	3	0.667	.465	0.333	.465	0.333	1.000	0.000	1.000
	No	14	0.857		0.143		0.500		0.071
Complex intervention	Yes	10	0.900	.537	0.200	1.000	0.400	.637	0.100	1.000
	No	7	0.714		0.143		0.571		0.000
Studies with health/quality-of-life results (n = 17)
Collects PROs	Yes	12	0.750	.600	0.583	.620	0.250	.280	0.000	.074
	No	5	0.600		0.400		0.600		0.400
Automated content generation	Yes	6	0.667	1.000	0.667	.620	0.333	1.000	0.167	1.000
	No	11	0.727		0.455		0.364		0.091
Electronic sharing	Yes	4	0.750	1.000	0.250	.294	0.250	1.000	0.000	1.000
	No	13	0.692		0.615		0.385		0.154
Persistent engagement features	Yes	9	0.889	.131	0.889	.003a	0.222	.335	0.111	1.000
	No	8	0.500		0.125		0.500		0.125
Communication	Yes	4	1.000	.261	1.000	.082	0.250	1.000	0.250	.427
	No	13	0.615		0.385		0.385		0.077
Complex intervention	Yes	10	0.600	.338	0.400	.335	0.400	1.000	0.200	.485
	No	7	0.857		0.714		0.286		0.000

The results are split by type of outcome considered: knowledge/ability, healthcare processes, and health/quality of life. All P values were calculated with a 2-sided Fisher’s exact test.

PRO: patient-reported outcome.

^aSignificant at a level of P < .05.