Table 3 Results of meta-analyses
From: Psychotherapy mediated by remote communication technologies: a meta-analytic review
Intervention | Comparison | Disorder | Follow -up period | No. Comparisons | Total Participants | Pooled Effect Size | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Remote psychotherapy | Control | Depression | 0–6 m | 7 | 726 | 0.44 | 0.29 to 0.59 |
Remote psychotherapy | Control | Anxiety-related | 0–6 m | 3 | 168 | 1.15 | 0.81 to 1.49 |
Remote psychotherapy | Face-to-face psychotherapy | Depression | 0–6 m | 1 | 28 | 0.55 | -0.20 to 1.31 |
Remote psychotherapy | Face-to-face psychotherapy | Anxiety-related | 0–6 m | 1 | 63 | -0.11 | -0.60 to 0.38 |
Remote psychotherapy (problem solving therapy) | Remote psychotherapy (stress management) | Depression | 0–6 m | 1 | 18 | 0.38 | -0.56 to 1.32 |
Remote psychotherapy (cognitive behavioral therapy) | Remote psychotherapy (supportive emotion focused therapy) | Depression | 0–6 m | 1 | 122 | 0.39 | 0.04 to 0.74 |
Remote psychotherapy (cognitive behavioral therapy) | Remote psychotherapy (supportive emotion focused therapy) | Depression | 7 m+ | 1 | 117 | 0.25 | -0.12 to 0.62 |
Remote psychotherapy (exposure therapy) | Remote psychotherapy (relaxation therapy) | Anxiety-related | 0–6 m | 1 | 18 | 1.10 | 0.10 to 2.10 |
Remote psychotherapy (exposure therapy) | Remote psychotherapy (relaxation therapy) | Anxiety-related | 7 m+ | 1 | 14 | 1.22 | 0.06 to 2.38 |