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. 2019 Feb 28;19:253. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6583-x

Table 1.

MADRES Real-Time and Personal Sampling Study EMA Items

Variable (Subscale) Item Response Options
Sleep Quality 1. What time did you fall asleep last night?
2. What time did you wake up this morning?
Time Input (00:00)
How many times did you wake up during the night? Select number
Compared to a typical night over the past month, how well did you sleep last night? Much worse than usual
A little worse than usual
About the same as usual
A little better than usual
Much better than usual
MicroPEM Compliance Where did you put the air sampling bag when you were sleeping? Next to me
Same room
Somewhere else
Affective and Physical Feeling States [75, 76] Right before the phone went off, how (HAPPY, FRUSTRATED/ANGRY, STRESSED, CALM/RELAXED, SAD/DEPRESSED, TIRED, ENERGETIC, PHYSICAL PAIN,
NAUSEOUS) were you feeling?
Not at all
A little
Quite a bit
Extremely
Perceived Stress [37] 1. How certain do you feel that you can deal with all the things that you have to do RIGHT NOW?
2. How confident do you feel about your ability to handle all of the demands on you RIGHT NOW?
Not at all
A little
Quite a bit
Extremely
Stressful Events Since waking up this morning (Over the last 2 HOURS), has anything STRESSFUL happened to you? Yes
No
Daily Stressors [77] Since waking up this morning (Over the last 2 HOURS) which of these things caused you stress? (check all that apply) Work at home
Work at a job
Demands made by your family
Tension with a coworker
Tension with a spouse
Tension with your children
Something else
None of these things
Eating and Physical Activity Behavior Since waking up this morning (Over the last 2 HOURS), which of these things have you done? (check all that apply) TV, VIDEOS or VIDEO GAMES
EXERCISE or SPORTS
Eaten CHIPS or FRIES
Eaten PASTRIES, PAN DULCE or SWEETS
Eaten FAST FOOD
Eaten FRUITS or VEGETABLES
Drank SODA or ENERGY DRINKS (not counting diet)
None of these things
Time Use Since waking up this morning (Over the last 2 HOURS), which have you done? (check all that apply) Errands/shopping
Took children to lessons/classes/activities
Cooking or heating food indoors
Other
Vacuuming/dusting
Housework/chores
Work for a job
Took care of an infant/toddler
None of these
Physical Context [78] Where were you just before the phone went off? Home (Indoors)
Home (Outdoors)
Work (Indoors)
Outdoors (not at home)
Car/Bus/Train
Other
Social Context [78] Who were you with just before the phone went off? (check all that apply) Spouse or partner
Your child (ren)
Other family members (for example: nephews, cousins, aunts)
Friend(s)
Coworkers
Other types of acquaintances
People you don’t know
I was alone
Safety [79] How safe do you feel where you are right now? Very unsafe
Somewhat unsafe
Somewhat safe
Very safe
MicroPEM Compliance Over the past 2 HOURS, how much time did you wear the air sampling bag? All the time
Some of the time
None of the time
If you did not wear the air sampling bag sometime over the past 2 HOURS, where did you put it? Right next to me
Same room but not right next to me
Somewhere else
I wore it all the time
If you were home sometime over the past 2 h, which of the following did you have (check all that apply) Window(s) or doors open
Air conditioning turned on
Fan Turned on
I was not home at all