Table 2.
Questionnaire Item | Second Round | Third Round | ||||
No. | Median† | IQD | No. | Median† | IQD | |
I. How important do you think each of the following factors are in determining whether a person will make a first visit to an Internet-delivered behavior change intervention? | ||||||
A. Whether the potential visitor | ||||||
- has sufficient skills to use the Internet | 89 | 6 | 1.5 | 59 | 6 | 1 |
- has experience with using the Internet | 88 | 6 | 1 | –* | – | – |
- is motivated to visit a behavior change intervention provided through the Internet | 88 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- perceives the Internet intervention as relevant for himself/herself | 84 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
B. Whether the Internet intervention | ||||||
- can be used instantly without downloading special software by the potential visitor | 83 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 0 |
- has a navigation structure that appears to be easy to use at first sight | 83 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 0 |
II. How important do you think each of the following factors are in determining whether a person will stay on an Internet-delivered behavior change intervention long enough to actively engage in and process the educational content provided in the intervention? | ||||||
A. Whether the visitor | ||||||
- knows in advance how long it will take to go through the whole intervention | 80 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 1 |
- wants to improve his/her behavior in relation to the topic of the Internet intervention | 80 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- perceives the topic and content of the entire Internet intervention as being personally relevant | 79 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 0 |
- experiences the use of the Internet intervention as rewarding | 80 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- likes receiving (tailored) feedback on the answers he/she provided on questions | 80 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 1 |
C. Whether the Internet intervention | ||||||
- displays personal progress through the program (eg, progress bar, page numbers) | 78 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- provides the opportunity for a visitor to stop at any moment and to proceed at a later time | 79 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- has an aim that is clear to the visitor | 79 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- provides information that appears reliable to the visitor | 78 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- provides information that is easy to understand for the visitor | 79 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- provides information that is perceived to be useful for the visitor to help him/her in changing behavior | 77 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 0 |
- has a tone of voice that is appealing to the visitor | 78 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- has an easy-to-follow navigation structure | 78 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 0 |
- provides tailored feedback | 77 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- provides tailored feedback which is perceived as relevant to the visitor | 77 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- provides behavior change information that seems achievable to the visitor | 77 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 0 |
- can be used free of charge | 77 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 0 |
III. How important do you think each of the following factors are in determining whether a person will revisit an Internet-delivered behavior change intervention? | ||||||
A. Whether the visitor | ||||||
- receives a reminder to revisit the Internet intervention | 76 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- is committed to revisiting the Internet intervention | 76 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- wants to improve his/her behavior in relation to the topic of the Internet intervention | 76 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- had a positive experience with the previous visit to the Internet intervention | 76 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
B. Whether the Internet intervention | ||||||
- provides new content on a regular basis | 76 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- provides the possibility for a visitor to monitor his/her progress in changing behavior | 76 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- has previously been experienced as easy to use by the visitor | 76 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- has previously been experienced as rewarding by the visitor | 76 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
- has previously been experienced as enjoyable by the visitor | 76 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
*Dashes indicate that consensus was obtained on the item in the second round and, for that reason, was excluded from the third-round questionnaire.
†All items were scored 1-7 on a 7-point Likert scale.