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. 2022 Apr 29;11(4):e35945. doi: 10.2196/35945

Table 3.

Measurement, recording, and data source of variables of main and secondary responses.

Type of variable Register rank/format Measurement Source of data
Of main response

Health literacy
  • 0/50

  • HLS-EU-Q47a [36]

  • Registration

  • 1-5/indicator

  • NOCb code: 2015 [29]

  • Nursing record

Self-management
  • 1-5/indicator

  • NOC codes: 3102; 1803; 1830 [9,40]

  • Nursing record

  • 12-60

  • European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale [41]

  • Nursing record

Number of readmissions 1m;12m
  • 0-99

  • Registration

  • Registration medical history

Secondary response

Personal autonomy basic activities of daily living
  • 0-100

  • Barthel Index [35]

  • Registration

Personal autonomy instrumental activities of daily living
  • 0-8

  • Lawton-Brody Index [42]

  • Registration

Therapeutic adherence
  • 0-4

  • Morisky-Green Adaptation Questionnaire [43] and Recipe XXI

  • Registration

Vital forecast
  • 0-30

  • PROFUND Index [44]

  • Registration

Satisfaction with service
  • 0-10

  • Satisfaction Scale

  • Nursing record

Mobile health device satisfaction
  • 1-5

  • Satisfaction Scale

  • Built-in mobile health device registration

aHLS-EU-Q47: 47-item European Health Literacy Questionnaire.

bNOC: Nursing Outcomes Classification.