Credibility
What is a Credibility rating?
PsyberGuide rates the research and support basis backing the product on the following subscales. Scores are represented on a 5-point scale to allow comparison across metrics (e.g. User Experience).
Research Base
Total points: 3
- 3 points: Strong research support for the product
At least two good between-group design experiments must demonstrate efficacy in terms of superiority to placebo or other treatment, equivalence to already established treatment or a large series of single-case design experiments must demonstrate efficacy, sample must be clearly defined and appropriate - 2 points: Some good research on the product
Two experiments that show experiment is superior to waitlist control or one experiment that meets 3 point criteria - 1 point: Low quality research on the product
Single case designs or other quasi-experimental methods demonstrating efficacy - 0 points: No research
Research Funding
Total points: 2
- 2 points: At least one research paper funded by government agency (e.g. NIH) or non-profit organization
- 1 point: All research funded primarily by for-profit organizations or combined funding sources
- 0 points: No information about source of funding for the research
Proposed Intervention
Total points: 3
- 3 points: The application is designed to improve a specific condition or symptom
- 2 points: The application is designed to help with non-specific items such as “mood” or “brain fitness”
- 1 point: The application is designed to track and monitor items such as symptom severity or medication compliance
- 0 points: The application does not have a proposed purposed or mechanism of action.
Consumer Ratings
Total points: 3
- 3 points: ratings exist from >1500 users
- 2 points: ratings exist from 101-1500 users
- 1 point: fewer than 100 user ratings
- 0 points: No user ratings
Clinical Input in Development
Total points: 1
- 1 point: Developer has an advisory board with clinical thought leader input
Software Support
Total points: 2
- 2 points: The application has been revised within the last 6 months
- 1 points: The application has been revised within the last 12 months