Efficacy of Virtual Care for Depressive Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Crystal Edler SchillerJulianna H PrimAnna E BauerLinda LuxLaura Claire LundegardMichelle KangSamantha N HellbergKatherine A ThompsonTheresa WebberAdonay TeklezghiNoah PetteeKatherine GaffneyGabrielle HodginsFariha RahmanJ Nikki SteinsiekAnita ModiBradley Neil GaynesPublished in: JMIR mental health (2023)
Virtual interventions were efficacious compared with control conditions, including waitlist control, TAU, and attention control. Although the number of studies was relatively small, the strength of evidence was moderate that in-person interventions did not yield significantly better outcomes than virtual interventions for depressive disorders.