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Table 1 Overview of the content of the questionnaires employed in the study

From: Design and methods for a cluster-controlled trial conducted at sixty-eight daycare facilities evaluating the impact of “JolinchenKids – Fit and Healthy in Daycare”, a program for health promotion in 3- to 6-year-old children

Assessment method

Measure of interest

Variables

Instrument/Scale

PARENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Characteristics of parents

Socio-demographic characteristics

Age, education, employment, net household income, migration background

KiGGS [34]a

Health

Height, weight, self-rated health status

SF-12, only one item [35]

Smoking

Current smoking, intention to quit

HAPA, intention [36]

PA

PA and sports activities during past three months, intention to engage in PA

DEGS [37]b, HAPA, intention [36]

Diet

Intention to consume fruits and vegetables

HAPA, intention [36]

Family climate

Health behaviors performed and health information available in the family context

FHC-scale [38]

Characteristics of children

Socio-demographic characteristics

Age, sex

 

Health

Height, weight, days of sickness, parent-rated health status, physician-diagnosed chronic conditions, doctor’s visits

SF-12 [35], KiGGS [34]a

Diet

Consumption of un-sweetened beverages, fruits and vegetables, milk products, snacks, number of meals per day

Self-developed quantitative FFQ

PA

Hours per week of moderate to intense PA and sports club membership

IDEFICS [39]c

Media consumption

Time spent watching TV, video, DVD or using the computer, tablet, smartphone or game console

IDEFICS [39]c

Mental well-being

Health-related quality of life, psychological attributes

Kiddy-KINDLR [40], SDQ [41]

DF STAFF QUESTIONNAIRE

Characteristics of DF staff

Socio-demographic characteristics

Age, sex, employment, migration background

DEGS [37]b

PA

Work activity, sports activity, leisure-time activity; intention to engage in PA

Baecke questionnaire [42], HAPA, intention [36]

Diet

Consumption of un-sweetened beverages, fruits and vegetables, milk products, snacks, number of meals per day; intention to consume fruits and vegetables

Self-developed quantitative FFQ, HAPA, intention [36]

Smoking

Current smoking, intention to quit

HAPA, intention [36]

Health

Self-rated health status, health-related quality of life, use of healthcare services, preventive health check-up program, preventive services (past 12 months)

SF-12 [35], DEGS [37]b

Self-efficacy

General self-efficacy

GSE [43]

Mental well-being

Stress

PSS4 [44]

Health literacy

Knowledge, motivation and competences to access, understand, appraise, and apply health information

HLS-EU-Q47 [45]

  1. Abbreviations: DEGS German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults, FFQ Food Frequency Questionnaire, FHC Family Health Climate, GSE General Self-Efficacy, HAPA Health Action Process Approach, HLS-EU European Health Literacy, KiGGS German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents, IDEFICS Identification and Prevention of Dietary and Lifestyle induced Health Effects in Children and Infants, KINDL R revised questionnaire to assess Health-Related Quality of Life in children and adolescents, PA Physical activity, PSS4 Perceived Stress Scale, SF-12 Short Form-12, SDQ Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
  2. aItems regarding socio-demographic characteristics of parents will be taken from the parental questionnaire for 3–6 year-olds from the KiGGS
  3. bItems regarding parental PA and DF staff’s health and socio-demographic characteristics will be taken from the health questionnaire for 18–64 year-olds of the DEGS
  4. cItems regarding children’s PA and media consumption will be taken from the parental questionnaire of the IDEFICS study
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