Balanced: a randomised trial examining the efficacy of two self-monitoring methods for an app-based multi-behaviour intervention to improve physical activity, sitting and sleep in adults

Duncan, Mitch J.; Vandelanotte, Corneel; Trost, Stewart G.; Rebar, Amanda L.; Rogers, Naomi; Burton, Nicola W.; Murawski, Beatrice; Rayward, Anna; Fenton, Sasha; Brown, Wendy J.

doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3256-x

Table 1 Overview of measurement tools, and timing of measurements

From: Balanced: a randomised trial examining the efficacy of two self-monitoring methods for an app-based multi-behaviour intervention to improve physical activity, sitting and sleep in adults

Outcome	Measure	Assessment point (Visit)
Primary Outcomes
Objectively Measured Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, Sleep^a	Geneactiv Accelerometer	2, 4, 6, 8
Secondary Outcomes
Self-Reported Physical Activity, Sitting Time, Sleep Quality, Sleep Timing	Active Australia Survey [66–68]	2, 4, 6, 8
	Workforce Sitting Questionnaire [69]	2, 4, 6, 8
	Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [70]	2, 4, 6, 8
	Sleep Timing Questionnaire [72]	2, 4, 6, 8
	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Sleep Module [71]	2, 4, 6, 8
Depression, Anxiety and Stress	Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale [73, 74]	2, 4, 6, 8
Health related quality of life	Centres for Disease Control Healthy Days Instrument [78–80].	2, 8
Mediators
Lifestyle Behaviour Habit	Automaticity subscale of self-report behavioural automaticity index (Physical Activity) [81]	2, 4, 6, 8
	Automaticity subscale of self-report behavioural automaticity index (Sitting) [81]	2, 4, 6, 8
	Automaticity subscale of self-report behavioural automaticity index (Sleep) [81]	2, 4, 6, 8
Sleep Hygiene	Sleep Hygiene Index [82]	2, 4, 6, 8
Social Cognitive Factors	Social Cognitive Factors (Physical Activity)	2, 4, 6, 8
	Social Cognitive Factors (Sitting)	2, 4, 6, 8
	Social Cognitive Factors (Sleep)	2, 4, 6, 8
Usability, Satisfaction	System Usability Scale [84]	8
	Satisfaction. Newly developed items	8
Process Evaluation	Semi-Structured Interview	8
Engagement and Usage	App database	Continuous
Demographics	Commonly used items	2
Presenteeism	World Health Organization Health and Work Performance Questionnaire [85, 86]	2, 8
Anthropometrics and Blood Pressure	Standard Protocols for Height, Weight, Waist Circumference, Blood Pressure [87]	2, 4, 6, 8
Cardiometabolic Risk	Cardiochek PA measures of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose	2, 8

^aThe Geneactiv is provided to participants to begin wearing at visit 1, 3, 5, and 7 respectively

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