Parameters Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria Participants Studies primarily focused upon therapeutic Studies primarily involved work with work with 11 to 25 year olds individuals below 11 or above 25 Intervention Studies in client-therapist engagement in in which client-therapist real time via instant messaging or engagement in via phone line, audio or synchronous chat is discussed video-chat is discussed Studies reporting one-to-one engagement reporting group based with clients interventions Studies in which no web programme or in which a computerised or computerised programme was used in programme was used with or conjunction with the therapy without minimal therapist contact Study Type Peer-reviewed, primary research studies. Theoretical papers, editorials, Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods commentaries, book chapters, dissertations studies or thesis, and grey literature. Publication Peer reviewed empirical research papers Unpublished studies as they may well be of Status published between 2000 and 2014. lower methodological quality Country of Studies conducted in any country are eligible. Origin Language English language Not English language. 2: Key characteristics of the included studies Study Authors Country of Original & Online Sample (n) Type of study Methodology reference (Date) Organisation (primary) number 1 Hanley (2006) UK, No organisation 9 online Contextual factors Qualitative counsellors 2 King, Australia, Kids Total N=86 young Effectiveness Quantitative Bambling, HelpLine clients Reid & Thomas (2006) 3 King, Australia, Kids N (online sample) = Contextual Qualitative Bambling, HelpLine 39 young clients Factors Gomurra, Smith, Reid & Wenger (2006)
Parameters Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria Participants Studies primarily focused upon therapeutic work with 11 to 25 year olds Studies primarily involved work with individuals below 11 or above 25 Intervention Studies in client-therapist engagement in real time via instant messaging or synchronous chat is discussed Studies reporting one-to-one engagement with clients Studies in which no web programme or computerised programme was used in conjunction with the therapy in which client-therapist engagement in via phone line, audio or video-chat is discussed reporting group based interventions in which a computerised or programme was used with or without minimal therapist contact Study Type Peer-reviewed, primary research studies. Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies Theoretical papers, editorials, commentaries, book chapters, dissertations or thesis, and grey literature. Publication Status Peer reviewed empirical research papers published between 2000 and 2014. Unpublished studies as they may well be of lower methodological quality Country of Origin Studies conducted in any country are eligible. Language English language Not English language. 2: Key characteristics of the included studies Study reference number Authors (Date) Country of Original & Organisation Online Sample (n) Type of study (primary) Methodology 1 Hanley (2006) UK, No organisation 9 online counsellors Contextual factors Qualitative 2 King, Bambling, Reid & Thomas (2006) Australia, Kids HelpLine Total N=86 young clients Effectiveness Quantitative 3 King, Bambling, Gomurra, Smith, Reid & Wenger (2006) Australia, Kids HelpLine N (online sample) = 39 young clients Contextual Factors Qualitative
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