title: Systematic review of the information and communication technology features of web- and mobile-based psychoeducational interventions for depression.
abstract: To examine the information and communication technology (ICT) features of psychoeducational interventions for depression delivered via the Internet or via mobile technology.
  
  
  
  Web- and mobile-based psychoeducational intervention studies published from 2004 to 2014 were selected and reviewed by two independent coders.
  
  
  
  A total of 55 unique studies satisfied the selection criteria. The review revealed a diverse range of ICTs used to support the psychoeducational programs. Most interventions used websites as their main mode of delivery and reported greater use of communication tools compared to effective approaches like tailoring or interactive technologies games, videos, and self-monitoring tools. Many of the studies relied on medium levels of clinician involvement and only a few were entirely self-guided.
  
  
  
  Programs that reported higher levels of clinician involvement also reported using more communication tools, and reported greater compliance to treatment. Future experimental studies may help unpack the effects of technology features and reveal new ways to automate aspects of clinician input.
  
  
  
  There is a need to further examine ways ICTs can be optimized to reduce the burden on clinicians whilst enhancing the delivery of proven effective therapeutic approaches.
authors.affiliation: School of Communication, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA. Electronic address: dz11c@my.fsu.edu.
authors.forename: Danyang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: School of Information, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA. Electronic address: mlustria@fsu.edu.
authors.forename: Mia Liza A
authors.initials: MLA
authors.lastname: Lustria
authors.affiliation: School of Communication, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA. Electronic address: jah14r@my.fsu.edu.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hendrickse
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003142:Communication; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Communication technology; Depression; Mobile; Psychoeducation; Web-based