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. 2022 Jul 28;11(7):e37556. doi: 10.2196/37556

Table 1.

Demographic and medical data collected prior to the baseline assessment.

Demographic and medical data Measurements
Sex Male or female
Date of birth Date
Ethnicity Caucasian, Indigenous, European, Anglo-Saxon, Asian, other, unknown/not reported
Marital status Single or never married, living together, de facto or married, separated or divorced, widowed
Highest education level completed Primary school, less than grade 10, grade 10, grade 12, vocational school or college, university
Employment status Full-time, part-time, unemployed, self-employed, student, retired
Medication use Listed medication intake including type, dose, and frequency
Menopause status Yes, no, not applicable
Allergies Yes, no, listed allergies
Cigarette smoking history Former, current, never
Alcohol consumption Number of standard drinks per week
Need for assistance to read written health materialsa Never, rarely, sometimes, often, always
eHealth literacy eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS)b questionnaire [30]

aAssessed through the following question via online form: “How often do you need to have someone help you when you read instructions, pamphlets, or other written material from your doctor or pharmacy?”

beHEALS is a validated 8-question digital health literacy questionnaire that evaluates the ability to find the right type of health information online, where and how to find and use it, possession of the skills and confidence to evaluate the quality of online health information, and the perception of the usefulness and importance of accessing online information for health [30]. This will be administered via an online form.