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Table 4 Variables of three health-specific questionnaires: confounder, use, evaluation, and cancelation of the programs

From: Effectiveness of an interactive web-based health program for adults: a study protocol for three concurrent controlled-randomized trials (EVA-TK-Coach)

Variables/constructs

Source/origin/consideration in analyses

Health goal

Number of items

Time measure points

t0

t1

t2

t3

Confounder

Mental illness

Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2 [62])/mean score

One self-developed item/dichotomous

W, F, S

3

x

x

x

x

Health impairments

Comorbidity Score (KoMo) [32]/mean score

W, F, S

24

x

   

General state of health

BRAHMS [50]; adapted

W, F, S

1

x

   

Addictive substances other than tobacco (s)

Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (WHO-ASSIST), question N°2 [63] ; three of ten items: alcohol, cannabis, sedatives and sleeping pills/value of each Item

S

3

x

x

x

x

Social support

The weigh-related interactions Scale (WRIS) [26]; adapted/mean score

W

14

x

x

x

x

Social support [64] (in prep.)/mean score

F

12

x

x

x

x

Partner Interaction Questionnaire (PIQ-20 [65]); adapted/mean score

S

17

x

x

x

x

Evaluation of the program*

Use and evaluation of the online programs*

Self-developed/mean duration of use in weeks and mean score of evaluation

W, F, S

19

 

x

(x*)

(x*)

Recommendation of the online program

Self-developed/percentages of three levels

W, F, S

1

  

x

x

Premature program- and/or study termination**

Self-developed/percentages of different reasons

W, F, S

5

(x)

  

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Self-developed/categorizations and subsequent description of percentages

W, F, S

1

x

x

x

x

  1. Health goals: W=”Losing and Maintaining Weight”; F=”Increasing Fitness”, S = “Smoking Cessation”
  2. Measurement time point: t0 = baseline, t1 = first follow-up; t2 = second follow-up; t3 = third follow-up
  3. *These questions are queried only once. If t1- or t2-questionnaire are not filled out by users, these questions are displayed again in the following measurement time point
  4. **Users withdrawing participation in the study or their health program prematurely receive a logoff questionnaire upon deregistration with up to 5 items concerning the reasons for quitting the program and/or study. Additionally, it contains the same questions regarding their usage and evaluation of the program like participants in the t1 online questionnaires. The programming of the questionnaires and databases ensures that participants can only fill in these questions once