Potential Reduction of Symptoms With the Use of Persuasive Systems Design Features in Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Programs for Children and Adolescents With Anxiety: A Realist Synthesis

Ashley D Radomski   ¹ , MSc, PhD ;   Lori Wozney   ² , PhD ;   Patrick McGrath   ^{3, 4, 5} , PhD ;   Anna Huguet   ⁶ , PhD ;   Lisa Hartling   ¹ , PhD ;   Michele P Dyson   ¹ , PhD ;   Kathryn J Bennett   ⁷ , PhD ;   Amanda S Newton   ¹ , PhD

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

² Centre for Research in Family Health, Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada

³ Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

⁴ Departments of Psychology & Neuroscience and Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

⁵ Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

⁶ Department of Community of Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

⁷ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada