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. 2021 Dec 6;8(12):e32948. doi: 10.2196/32948

Table 1.

Summary of key characteristics of included publications.

Classification Papers (N=356), n (%)a
Country of corresponding author

United States 160 (44.9)

Australia 28 (7.9)

India 27 (7.6)

United Kingdom 20 (5.6)

Canada 17 (4.8)

Other 104 (9.2)
Country income classification of corresponding author

High income (>US $12,696) 297 (83.4)

Middle income (US $1046-$12,695) 59 (16.6)

Low income (<US $1045) 0 (0)
Publication type and study methods

Nonempirical 225 (63.2)

Empirical 99 (27.8)

Review 20 (5.6)

Protocol 12 (3.4)
Empirical study methods

Quantitative methods 68 (68.7)

Mixed methods 21 (21.2)

Qualitative methods 10 (10.1)
Mental disorder of focus

Anxiety (including posttraumatic stress disorder) 71 (19.9)

Depression 48 (13.5)

Substance abuse disorders (including addiction) 17 (4.8)

Psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia) 16 (4.5)

Suicide 13 (3.7)

Eating disorders 11 (3.1)
Specific population of focus

Children and/or adolescents 90 (25.3)

Older adults and/or the elderly 20 (5.6)

Veterans 17 (4.8)

Health professionals 15 (4.2)
Modality of focus

Telephone or videoconferencing 142 (39.9)

Smartphone apps 43 (12.1)

Support groups 6 (1.2)

aColumns may not equal 356 due to missing values and overlap in some categories.