Table 2.
Participant engagement activities in both internet interventions.
| Activities | Functions | Examples |
| List activities | Encourage creation of personal lists. | Lists of pleasant activities, list of supporters, reasons for wanting to feel better, contributing factors, high-tension situations, and warning signs. |
| Expand-collapse (accordion) activities | Enable exploration of additional detail on topics of interest. | Frequently asked questions, myths and facts. |
| Drag and drop activity | Provide interactive experience to test discrimination. | Differences between extreme thoughts and everyday concerns. |
| Goal-setting activity | Interactive steps for selecting goals. | Number of pleasant activities to accomplish each day and the strategies that worked. |
| Practice change activities | Doing homework tasks in normal routine. | Identify a downward spiral, practice relaxation, and anticipate and savor activities. |
| Behavior tracking | Chart data over time to identify patterns and show progress. | Daily tracking of smoking status plotted in a chart. |
| Host videos | Provide human touch and highlight topics in each session. | Host videos at the start of each session. |
| Testimonial videos | Coping models overcome challenges to quit smoking using strategies from program. | Other smokers’ experiences, for example, doing more fun activities and managing mood patterns and stress. |
| Animated tutorials | Provide explanation for underlying models for change. | Show downward mood spiral and how it can be caught and managed at critical choice points. |