Table 6 Participants’ smartphone and Internet usage at baseline
Question | N (% of respondents) |
|---|---|
1. How often do you use your smartphone during the day? | |
> 10 times | 94 (60.3%) |
 6–10 times | 37 (23.7%) |
 2–5 times | 18 (11.5%) |
< 2 times | 0 (0.0%) |
 I cannot say | 7 (4.5%) |
2. For which purposes do you use your smartphone? Multiple answers possible | |
 Instant messaging/chatting e.g., WhatsApp | 149 (95.5%) |
 Phone calls | 145 (92.9%) |
 Taking photos/videos or looking at photos/watching videos | 123 (78.8%) |
 Entertainment, e.g., playing games or social media e.g., Facebook) | 111 (71.2%) |
 Organization (e.g., taking notes or using the calendar) | 93 (59.6%) |
 Other | 19 (12.2%) |
3. Have you already used your phone for tracking health? Multiple answers possible | |
 Yes: I’ve used not health-related functions of my phone (e.g., setting reminders for medication intake, entering doctor appointments in the calendar) | 61 (39.6%) |
 Yes: I’ve used apps supporting a healthy lifestyle (e.g., fitness or diet apps) | 74 (48.1%) |
 Yes: I’ve used apps designed to help in the management of chronic diseases (e.g., a digital blood pressure diary) | 13 (8.4%) |
 Yes: other | 1 (0.6%) |
 No | 51 (33.1%) |
4. How often do you use/access the Internet? | |
 Several times a day every day | 147 (94.8%) |
 Once a day | 5 (3.2%) |
 2–6 times per week | 3 (1.9%) |
 Once a week or less frequently | 0 (0.0%) |
5. Which device do you regularly use to access the Internet? Multiple answers possible | |
 Smartphone | 152 (97.4%) |
 Computer/Laptop | 114 (73.1%) |
 Tablet | 62 (39.7%) |
 Other (including Smart TV or smartwatch) | 42 (26.9%) |
6. For which purposes do you usually access the Internet? Multiple answers possible | |
 Finding information | 148 (95.5%) |
 Sending emails | 137 (88.4%) |
 Reading news | 131 (84.5%) |
 Paying bills/online banking | 124 (80.0%) |
 eHealth (e.g., booking doctor appointments, checking test results) | 97 (62.6%) |
 Social networks (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) | 87 (56.1%) |
 Bookings (e.g., holidays, transportation, theatre/concert tickets, restaurant) | 84 (54.2%) |
 Online shopping | 81 (52.3%) |
 Watching movies, TV, videos, listening to music | 51 (32.9%) |
 Playing games | 37 (23.9%) |
 Other | 2 (1.3%) |