Table 2.
Factors influencing participation in digital mental health (DMH) programs and research trials.
| Rank | Use of DMH programs in practice | Participation in DMH research trials | |||
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Factor | Scorea | Factor | Scorea | |
| 1 | Whether I trusted the organization that delivers the program | 8200 | Whether I trusted the organization leading the research trial | 8260 | |
| 2 | Whether I could be anonymous or maintain my privacy | 7572 | Having adequate information about the research trial | 7970 | |
| 3 | Whether I thought I needed support for my mental health | 6836 | Whether I could be anonymous or maintain my privacy | 6983 | |
| 4 | Whether the program was tailored to my needs | 6643 | The effort it takes to participate in the research trial | 6322 | |
| 5 | Having information about whether the program works | 5971 | Whether I thought I needed support for my mental health | 5954 | |
| 6 | Whether or not I had good access to other health services (eg, doctor, psychologist) | 5217 | The amount of time I have | 5892 | |
| 7 | The effort it takes to do the program | 4626 | Whether the research trial was tailored to my needs | 5751 | |
| 8 | Whether I could do the program by myself without anyone helping me | 4557 | Whether I had good access to health services (eg, doctor, psychologist) | 4361 | |
| 9 | The amount of time I have | 4233 | My awareness of research trials | 3915 | |
| 10 | My comfort with using technology | 4030 | The look, feel, and interactivity of the program being tested | 3572 | |
| 11 | The look, feel, and interactivity of the program | 3946 | Whether I was assisted by a clinician to participate in the research trial | 3537 | |
| 12 | My awareness of programs that are available | 3623 | My comfort with using technology | 3077 | |
| 13 | Whether someone was going to check-in with me to complete the program | 3057 | Whether I could participate in the research trial by myself without anyone helping me | 3075 | |
| 14 | Whether people I know liked the program | 1945 | The level of shame or embarrassment I would have about participating in a research trial | 1596 | |
| 15 | The level of shame or embarrassment I would have about using the program | 1923 | Whether people I know had been in a research trial | 1480 | |
aRanks reverse scored and cumulated across participants. Scores for each topic were calculated by cumulating the reverse-scored ranks for each of the 15 proposed factors (ie, ranks 1, 2, and 15 correspond to points 15, 14, and 1, respectively) across participants. Higher scores indicate higher ranked importance.