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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Commun. 2018 Feb 8;34(7):782–788. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2018.1436383

Table 1.

Description of written materials used in SIPsmartER

Material Type # Purpose Content Participant/ Educator Interaction
Level
Design Example Material Names Possible Pointsa
Handout 12 To provide participants with a reference they can use outside of class and to complete personal action plans Motivation and strategies for overcoming common barriers to drinking fewer sugary drinks Limited ■ Color
■ Full-page
■ Double-sided page (original), Single-sided page (revised)
■ How to break a sugary drink habit
■ How to make non-sugary drinks convenient
■ How to get loved ones on board
14.00 (1.81)

Worksheets 14 To provide participants with a means to complete activities and/or record personal information during or after class Reflect lesson content Medium or High ■ Color
■ Single-sided page
■ Personal action plan
■ Reading food labels
■ How much can you save?
11.43 (1.09)

Slide Sets 27 To provide participants with visuals to reinforce lesson content Key lesson messages in written and pictorial. Revised slides also provide step-by-step examples of how to complete worksheets High ■ Color
■ 1 to 39 slides per set (average 10)
■ What do I drink?
■ Advertising is everywhere
■ Nutrition label reading activities
12.70 (2.23)
a

Average number of the potential 20 scored CCI items that were applicable for each type of material for original versions of materials. The total possible scores did not significantly differ by type of material between original and revised versions. For both original and revised versions, handouts had significantly higher possible scores than the worksheets