Table 3 Results of subgroup analysis
Outcome measure | Subgroup type | Subgroup | Number of studies | Number of subjects | SMD | 95% CI | I2 | 95% CI | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety | Intervention format | Individual | 3 | 195 | 0.01 | [-0.27,0.29] | 0.0% | [0.00,72.89] | 0.946 |
| Â | Â | group | 4 | 275 | -0.41 | [-0.66, -0.16] | 0.0% | [0.00,67.91] | 0.001 |
| Â | Intervention type | CBT/CBSM | 5 | 295 | -0.28 | [-0.51, -0.04] | 28.0% | [0.00,73.26] | 0.022 |
| Â | Â | Others | 2 | 175 | -0.13 | [-0.44,0.17] | 7.0% | \ | 0.388 |
| Â | Intervention form | Online | 1 | 72 | -0.03 | [-0.49,0.44] | \ | \ | 0.911 |
| Â | Â | Face to face | 6 | 398 | -0.26 | [-0.46, -0.06] | 11.0% | [0.00,65.16] | 0.012 |
|  | Intervention duration | 1–6 weeks | 1 | 72 | -0.03 | [-0.49,0.44] | \ | \ | 0.911 |
|  |  | 7–12 week | 6 | 398 | -0.26 | [-0.46, -0.06] | 11.0% | [0.00,65.16] | 0.012 |
Depression | Intervention type | CBT/CBSM | 10 | 755 | -0.15 | [-0.30,0.00] | 0.0% | [0.00,52.69] | 0.043 |
| Â | Â | Others | 2 | 175 | -0.24 | [-0.55,0.06] | 0.0% | \ | 0.117 |
|  | Intervention duration | 1–6 weeks | 2 | 157 | -0.09 | [-0.40,0.22] | 0.0% | \ | 0.580 |
|  |  | 7–12 week | 10 | 773 | -0.19 | [-0.34, -0.04] | 0.0% | [0.00,52.69] | 0.012 |
| Â | Intervention form | Online | 1 | 72 | -0.22 | [-0.68,0.24] | \ | \ | 0.351 |
| Â | Â | Face to face | 11 | 858 | -0.17 | [-0.31, -0.03] | 0.0% | [0.00,52.69] | 0.019 |