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Table 1 Description of Health4Me study outcomes and assessments

From: A healthy lifestyle text message intervention for adolescents: protocol for the Health4Me randomized controlled trial

Outcome

Assessment

Dual Primary Outcomes

Vegetable intake

Australian Child and Adolescent Eating Survey [ACAES] [44, 45]

Moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) min/day

Geneactiv activity and sleep unit worn for 7 days [46]

Secondary Outcomes

 BMIa z-score

Units BMI is above or below average for the age- and sex-specific reference values, using participant self-reported weight and height [47]

 Waist-to-height ratio

Mid measure between the iliac crest and lowest rib and height, using participant self-reported waist circumference and height [47]

 Dietary quality

Australian Child and Adolescent Eating Survey [ACAES] [44, 45]

 Sleep quality

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Short [PSQI-Short] [48, 49]

 Health-related quality of life

Child Health Utility instrument [CHU9D] [50]

 Self-efficacy

Self-efficacy for Healthy Eating and Physical Activity [SE-HEPA] [51]

 Anxiety

General Anxiety Disorder-7 [GAD-7] [52]

 Depression

Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale Revised-10 [CESDR-10] [53]

 Psychological distress

Kessler Psychological Distress Scale [K6] [54]

 Eating disorder risk

InsideOut Institute screening tool [IOI-S] [55]

 Food insecurity

USDAb 6-item food security module [56]

 eHealth literacy

eHEALS eHealth Literacy Scale [57]

  1. aBMI Body mass index
  2. bUSDA United States Department of Agriculture