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. 2021 Dec 13;23(12):e31293. doi: 10.2196/31293

Table 1.

Characteristics of the selected studies.

Selected studies Diseases Intervention Participants, n Outcomes VCBTa, mean (SD) Control, mean (SD) Quality Sampling


CBTb
technique
Control VCBT Control
Pre Post Pre Post

Ahmad (2020) [30] Depression Mindfulness WLCc 40 40 PHQ-9d 8.1 (6.0) 6.0 (3.9) 9.1 (6.2) 9.7 (6.9) Low risk Community
Alschuler (2021) [31] Pain CBT TAUe 15 12 PCSf 20.1 (7.8) 15.6 (10.0) 17.4 (10.2) 17.3 (9.3) Some concerns Clinical
Bogosian (2015) [50] Depression Mindfulness WLC 19 21 Depression HADSg 6.2 (3.5) 5.1 (3.2) 7.2 (3.4) 7.6 (4.0) Low risk Clinical
Choi (2014) [51] Depression PSh Telephone support call 43 36 HAMDi 24.6 (6.6) 13.9 (7.7) 24.6 (6.6) 19.2 (7.8) Some concerns Community
Choi (2020a) [32] Depression Behavioral activation Tele friendly visits 43 46 PHQ-9 7.2 (4.0) 5.9 (3.8) 7.7 (4.5) 8.3 (4.9) Some concerns Community
Choi (2020b) [33] Depression Behavioral activation ACj 99 49 HAMD 23.2 (5.7) 14.6 (9.5) 22.9 (5.7) 18.1 (10.7) Low risk Community
Choi (2020b) [33] Depression PS AC 98 49 HAMD 22.7 (5.7) 12.4 (10.6) 22.9 (5.7) 18.1 (10.7) Low risk Community
Demiris (2019) [56] GAD PS AC 171 172 GAD-7k 6.8 (5.3) 6.2 (4.6) 7.6 (5.2) 6.6 (4.9) High risk Community
Elliott (2008) [53] Depression PS Education only 21 14 IDDl 11.4 (9.4) 6.1 (6.6) 4.8 (6.1) 8.8 (13.5) Some concerns Community
Ferguson (2016) [54] Depression CBT Supportive therapy 27 20 DASSm depression 6.0 (6.6) 3.7 (4.3) 12.6 (9.4) 7.3 (7.7) Some concerns Clinical
EI-Jawahri (2020) [52] Depression CBT TAU 45 47 HADSD 4.9 (2.8) 2.9 (5.6) 3.5 (3.4) 4.4 (5.5) Some concerns Clinical
Fox (2020) [34] Depression CBSMn AC 95 97 PROMISo
depression
49.0 (7.3) 46.6 (9.2) 48.5 (7.4) 46.6 (8.1) Some concerns Clinical
EI-Morr (2020) [35] Depression Mindfulness WLC 80 80 PHQ-9 8.4 (5.6) 7.0 (5.0) 9.9 (6.2) 11.2 (6.7) Low risk Community
Morriss (2019) [36] Hypochondriasis CBT TAU 78 78 SHAIp 24.9 (4.2) 17.7 (8.0) 25.1 (4.5) 22.6 (6.8) Some concerns Clinical
Somers (2018) [55] Pain PCSTq TAU 18 18 Pain severity 3.0 (2.1) 3.3 (2.4) 2.7 (1.9) 2.5 (1.9) Some concerns Clinical
Vogel (2014) [21] OCDr ERPs WLC 10 10 Y-BOCSt 24.2 (4.3) 11.5 (4.8) 23.4 (2.8) 23.4 (4.8) High risk Clinical
Vranceanu (2019) [37] Pain TORu TAU 25 29 Physical function in SMFAw 69.8 (18.2) 20.7 (17.4) 63.2 (17.4) 48.6 (21.8) Some concerns Clinical

aVCBT: Videoconference-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

bCBT: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

cWLC: Wait-List Control

dPHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire, 9-item

eTAU: Treatment As Usual

fPCS: Pain Catastrophizing Scale

gHADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

hPS: Problem Solving

iHAMD: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale

jAC: Attention Control

kGAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, 7-item

lIDD: Inventory to Diagnose Depression

mDASS: Depression Anxiety Stress Scales

nCBSM: Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management

oPROMIS: Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System

pSHAI: Short Health Anxiety Inventory

qPSCBT: Problem-Solving Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

rOCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

sERP: Exposure Response Prevention

tY-BOCS: Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale

uTOR: Toolkit for Optimal Recovery

wSMFA: Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment Questionnaire