Diary-based survey of lifestyle habits in everyday activities and support for the process of change – a utility study

Figures & data

Figure 1. Form A. Including Part 1: Indicate your activities and Part 2: Value your lifestyle habits.

Table 1. Descriptions of participants: occupational therapists.

Demographic characteristics	Number (total n = 16)
Gender
Male	1
Female	15
Education
Diploma	1
Bachelor’s Degree	15
Master’s Degree	2
Years of Experience
1–5	2
6–10	4
11 − 15	4
16 − 20	3
>21	3
Number of applications
1	6
3	3
5	2
6	2
7	1
8	2
Main area of work
Mental health	9
Primary care	6
Outpatient specialist care	1

Table 2. Descriptions of participants: clients.

Demographic characteristics	Number (total n = 60)
Gender
Male	28
Female	32
Age (years)
>20	0
20–29	11
30–39	19
40–49	19
50 − 59	5
60 <	6
Care unit
Mental health	19
Primary care	24
Outpatient specialist care	8
Other	9

Figure 2. Instrument strengths according to occupational therapists.

Table 3. Procedure in Part 3 of the instrument: change your lifestyle habits (n = 49).

Procedure	Independently at home	Independently at the OT* department	In collaboration between the client and OT
Identification of lifestyle habit to change	17	6	26
Goal formulation	17	6	26
Prioritization of goals	17	7	25
Identification of activity where change can possible	14	8	27
Formulating strategies for change	11	7	31

*OT: Occupational therapy.

Figure 3. Occupational therapists’ views about clients’ experiences. More than one option could be chosen.

Table 4. The importance of options in the instrument*.

Option	Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Not important
Selection of ‘typical day’ or ‘specific day’	17%	67%	16%
If one or more days are to be mapped	9%	50%	33%	8%
If all hours of the day are to be mapped	25%	50%	17%	8%
Choice of form (A, B or any of C)	59%	25%	8%	8%
Method for implementation (independent or in collaboration)	50%	42%	8%

*More then one options could be indicated.