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. 2020 Jun 3;4(6):e14550. doi: 10.2196/14550

Table 2.

Purposive sample.

Characteristics Randomization number

10 12 14 25 27 34 53 75 106 509
Age (years) 77 54 68 71 37 45 60 65 37 58
Sex (m: male; f: female) m m m f f m m f m m
Education level Lowa Mid/highb Mid/high Low Low Mid/high Low Mid/high Low Mid/high
Internet skillsc 28 34 37 38 38 46 36 40 40 39
Nicotine dependenced 5 7 4 6 7 4 3 2 7 6
#Adherence F2Fe 3 4 6 5 2 3 5 2 8 2
#Adherence Webf 3 2 8 2 0 3 6 9 7 2
#Adherence BSCTg 6 6 14 7 2 6 11 11 15 4
Adherence F2Fh N N Y Y N N Y N Y N
Adherence Webi N N Y N N N Y Y Y N
Adherence BSCTj N N Y N N N Y N Y N
Counselork A B B B B A A C C B
Stopped smokingl Yes No Yes No No No Yes No Yes No

aLow: lower than vocational education and training.

bMid/high: vocational education and training or higher.

cInternet skills: range 10-60; higher number indicates better skills.

dNicotine dependence: Fagerström, range 0-10; higher numbers indicate higher nicotine dependency.

e#Adherence F2F: adherence to face-to-face (F2F) sessions, range 0-8, based on the 8 activities belonging to F2F sessions; higher number indicates higher adherence.

f#Adherence Web: adherence to Web sessions, range 0-10, based on the 10 activities belonging to Web sessions; higher number indicates higher adherence.

gAdherence BSCT: adherence to blended smoking cessation treatment (BSCT) in general, sum of #Adherence F2F and #Adherence Web, range 0-18; higher number indicates higher adherence.

hAdherence F2F: categorical classification of adherence to the F2F sessions based on a 60% threshold (Y= adherent; N=nonadherent).

iAdherence Web: categorical classification of adherence to the Web sessions based on a 60% threshold (Y= adherent; N=nonadherent).

jAdherence BSCT: categorical classification of adherence to BSCT in general based on a 60% threshold (Y= adherent; N=nonadherent).

kCounselor: who carried out the treatment.

lStopped smoking: self-reported abstinence.