Table 1.

Overview of variables measured in participant interviews and health examinations

Theme	Variables	Part 1: in-person interview	Part 2: telephone interview
Sociodemographic factors	Age, gender, marital status, residence, ethnicity, education level, occupation, household composition, income level, pension, health insurance	x
Social and environmental factors	Social support, proximity to health services	x
Health factors, block I	Health literacy, current diagnoses, family history, comorbidities, symptoms, self-care/health related self-efficacy, disability, sleep, medications, complications of CVDs	x	Repeat only: comorbidities, symptoms, complications of CVDs
Health factors, block II	Somatic symptoms		x
Health system factors	Provider adherence to treatment protocol, healthcare utilisation, patient satisfaction with services	x	Repeat only: provider adherence to protocol, healthcare utilisation
Lifestyle behaviour, block I	Smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, physical activity	x	x
Lifestyle behaviours, block II	Health behaviours and stages of change, Health specific self-efficacy		x
Psychological factors, block I	Depression, anxiety, stress, resilience, post-traumatic stress disorder, quality of life	x	Repeat only: depression, anxiety, stress, quality of life. Add: previous diagnosis of mental illness
Psychological factors, block II	General self-esteem		x
Health examination	Blood pressure, height, weight, waist/hip/neck circumferences, HbA1c, peak expiratory flow	x

CVD, cardiovascular diseases.