| Title |
The Effectiveness of an Online Support Group for Members of the Community with Depression: A Randomised Controlled Trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0053244 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kathleen M. Griffiths, Andrew J. Mackinnon, Dimity A. Crisp, Helen Christensen, Kylie Bennett, Louise Farrer |
| Abstract |
Internet support groups (ISGs) are popular, particularly among people with depression, but there is little high quality evidence concerning their effectiveness. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 7 | 33% |
| United States | 4 | 19% |
| Italy | 1 | 5% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 8 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 15 | 71% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 10% |
| Scientists | 2 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 281 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 272 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 45 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 38 | 14% |
| Researcher | 35 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 29 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 7% |
| Other | 44 | 16% |
| Unknown | 71 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 85 | 30% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 15% |
| Social Sciences | 22 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 30 | 11% |
| Unknown | 80 | 28% |