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. 2018 Dec 21;6(12):e200. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.9774

Table 2.

Overview of the different components of the intervention. Definition of actual usage of the different components of the intervention of all completers (n=159 patients) and the minimum and maximum values one can achieve in terms of actual usage were reported when applicable. Actual usage and possible minimum-maximum are expressed as median (P25-P75) days per week for the step counter and the daily tasks on the app. Weekly feedback is expressed as median (P25-P75) percent of weeks in the intervention. 

Components of the intervention Actual usage

Definition of actual usage Median (p25-p75)a Possible minimum-maximum
One-to-one interview with coach discussing motivation, barriers, favorite activities, and strategies to become more active N/Ab N/A N/A
Step counter (Fitbug Air; days per week) A day with ≥70 steps recorded 6.3 (5.8-6.8) 0-7
A project-tailored smartphone coaching app (Linkcare, Barcelona ES) with different tasks

Send activity data task (days per week) Patient closes task 4.1 (2.4-5.6) 0-7

Looking to the daily goal task (days per week) Patient closes task 4.1 (2.1-5.9) 0-7

Looking at the daily feedback task (days per week) Patient closes task 2.2 (0.7-4.1) 0-6

Looking at the weekly feedback task (% of weeks in the intervention) Patient closes task 55 (29-78) 0-100
A booklet containing home exercises N/A N/A N/A
Weekly group text messages with activity proposals sent by the coach N/A N/A N/A
Contact with the coaches, which was triggered in the case of nonactual usage with wearing the step counter, failure to transmit data, or failure to progress N/A N/A N/A

a25th and 75th percentiles (P25-P75).

bN/A: not applicable.