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Table 2 Overview of measurement tools

From: TaylorActive – Examining the effectiveness of web-based personally-tailored videos to increase physical activity: a randomised controlled trial protocol

Outcome

Measure

Number of items

Collection point (month)

Physical activity

ActiGraph Accelerometer [38, 39]

8

0, 3, 9

Active Australia Survey [4042]

Objective

0, 3, 9

Sitting time

Workforce sitting questionnaire [43]

10

0, 3, 9

Sleep behaviour

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance

  

Screening Sleep Module [44]

4

0, 3, 9

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [45]

2

0, 3, 9

Depression, anxiety, stress

DASS 21 [46]

21

0, 3, 9

Quality of life

SF-12 [47]

12

0, 3, 9

Socio-cognitive correlates of physical activity

Individual items from several measures [4853]

40

0, 3, 9

Physical activity environment

PANES [54]

12

0

Learning style

Newly developed items

4

0

Internet and technology use

Dimensions of Internet use [55]

1

0

Items adapted from previous work [56]

7

0

Internet self-efficacy

Internet Self-efficacy scale [57]

8

0

Website statistics

Google Analytics

Objective

Continuous

Additional newly developed items

4

3

User friendliness and usability

System Usability Survey [58]

16

3

Additional newly developed items

5

3

Delivery mode usability and preference

Items adapted from previous work [24]

9 for text-group

3

14 for video-group

Advice acceptability

Items adapted from previous work [59]

16

3

Demographics

Commonly used items

13

0