Table 2.
Mapping of FACETSa sessions to the toolkit elements and usability test scenarios.
| Homework task in face-to-face program | Toolkit element | Test scenarios | Participants (1-11) who tested element |
| Week 1: activity and fatigue diary; energy measure | Activity diary | Add one or more activities (eg, vacuuming, swimming, making breakfast, gardening) performed recently. Make a change to the activity just added, and view it to check that the information was amended correctly. | 1-5 |
| Week 2: rest, activity, and sleep planner | Rest and sleep routine | Thinking about your wake-sleep routine, add a wind-down alarm (for when typically planning to start getting ready for bed) and a wind-up alarm (for when typically planning to start to wake up in the morning). Then create one or more rest periods during the day, setting the duration (scheduling for times when you might wish to take a rest during a typical day). Test out a few alarm options and see if they work correctly. | 1-3 |
| Week 3: goal-setting exercise | Goal planner | Create one or more SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time for review) goals (a lifestyle change you would like to make). Some possible ideas for areas for change could be exercise routines, relaxation practice, incorporating rest periods, and establishing sleep-wake routines. | 4-9 |
| Week 4: fatigue thought diary | Thought diary | Think about a situation that triggered strong emotions and unhelpful thoughts related to fatigue. Describe the situation in the thought diary along with up to 3 unhelpful thoughts, and select the emotions experienced at the time. Then rate strength of belief for each unhelpful thought and for the accompanying emotions. | 10-11 |
| Week 5: thought challenge sheet | Thought diary | Select a thought to challenge. Start off by identifying any unhelpful thinking styles, think of one or more alternative thoughts, and rate strength of belief. Then rerate strength of belief in the original thought, and rerate the strength of the associated emotions. | 10-11 |
| Week 6: keeping-on-track planner | Keeping-on-track planner | Help the user maintain momentum: complete a plan that focuses on the next 3 months (this element is still under development). | —b (element not yet developed) |
aFACETS: Fatigue: Applying Cognitive Behavioral and Energy Effectiveness Techniques to Lifestyle.
bNot applicable.