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. 2021 Dec 15;10(12):e22125. doi: 10.2196/22125

Table 2.

Care network participant key assessment domains and measures.

Domain Measure Time point Who
Demographics Self-report itemsa,b
  • ICsc: age, gender, education, relationship with persons with multimorbidity, employment status, primary occupation, hours and type of care, and self-rated health

  • FCsd and HCPse: age, gender, duration of care provided to persons with multimorbidity, and type of care provided to persons with multimorbidity

T1 only ICc, FCd, and HCPe
Technology use and proficiency The Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnairea [27]b T1 and T4 IC and FC
Usability System Usability Scale [39] T4 (with a subset only) IC and FC
User burden (technology) User Burden Scalea [40]b T4 (with a subset only) IC and FC
Self-efficacy General Self-Efficacy Scalea [32]b T1 and T4 IC and FC
Stress Perceived Stress Scale [41]: 14-item scale of the degree to which situations in an individual’s life are appraised as stressful T1 and T4 IC and FC
Caregiver stress or psychological impact of caregiving Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire [42]: 18-item scale to measure the psychological impact (including stress) of caregivers T1 and T4 IC
Caregiver burden Zarit Burden Interview [43]: 22-item scale to measure the level of burden experienced by caregivers of patients T1 and T4 IC

aMeasures included as part of a paper-based questionnaire sent to participants in advance of the relevant interview.

bThese measures were included as part of a paper-based questionnaire sent to participants in advance of the relevant interview.

cIC: informal carer.

dFC: formal carer.

eHCP: health care professional.