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Table. 1 Participant text message preferences at the initial tailoring interview and the 12 week tailoring interview

From: Dose and engagement during an extended contact physical activity and dietary behavior change intervention delivered via tailored text messaging: exploring relationships with behavioral outcomes

  

Initial tailoring interview (n = 111)

12 week tailoring interview (n = 89)

  

All behaviors

Physical activity

Diet

All behaviors

Physical activity

Diet

Behaviors targeted in goals

Missinga

0

0

0

0

0

0

Yes

111 (100 %)

100 (90 %)

89 (80 %)

89 (100 %)

79 (89 %)

66 (74 %)

No

0 (0 %)

11 (10 %)

22 (20 %)

0 (0 %)

10 (11 %)

23 (26 %)

Goal check texts requested per fortnight

Missinga/NAb

0

11

22

0

10

23

1

-

38 (38 %)

41 (46 %)

-

30 (38 %)

31 (47 %)

2

46 (41 %)

52 (52 %)

42 (47 %)

41 (46 %)

39 (49 %)

30 (46 %)

3

25 (23 %)

3 (3 %)

1 (1 %)

18 (20 %)

3 (4 %)

0 (0 %)

4

40 (36 %)

7 (7 %)

5 (6 %)

30 (33 %)

7 (9 %)

4 (8 %)

Behavioral prompt texts requested per fortnight

Missinga/NAb

0

11

22

0

10

23

0

58 (52 %)

61 (61 %)

58 (65 %)

45 (50 %)

44 (56 %)

42 (67 %)

1–2

25 (23 %)

26 (26 %)

24 (27 %)

19 (21 %)

22 (28 %)

19 (29 %)

3–4

21 (19 %)

13 (13 %)

6 (7 %)

18 (20 %)

11 (14 %)

4 (6 %)

5–6

4 (4 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

5 (6 %)

2 (3 %)

1 (2 %)

7–8

3 (3 %)

0 (0 %)

1 (1 %)

2 (2 %)

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

  1. Footnote: Data are presented as number of participants (% of valid responses), excluding missing/not applicable. Missinga: further missing data out of the 111 initial or 90 12 week tailoring interviewees. NAb: not applicable as participant did not select to target the behavior in question.