2.6. Data Collection
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Feasibility data and outcome measurements were collected at several time points throughout the study period during 2018–2020 (Participants were provided with the option of answering self-administered paper questionnaires or online surveys. Paper-based surveys were returned in a prepaid/pre-addressed envelope, while online surveys were accessed through a link sent by e-mail. Three reminders to respond to the questionnaires were sent by e-mail. Data collected in person included background information, stroke risk, stroke risk literacy, COPM, blood pressure, weight and height, and physical performance. Assessments were conducted at the primary healthcare clinics or at university facilities.Due to the Corona Virus (COVID) 19 pandemic, the 12-month follow-up was modified to align with physical distancing regulations. All assessments that were originally supposed to be performed in person were performed over telephone, except for measurements of weight, blood pressure, and physical performance, which were performed (if acceptable to the participants) outside of their home or workplace, in what we termed a “mobile lab”. In this way, the participants were not required to use public transportation, and the assessors could maintain physical distance. Through this mobile lab, the study participants were provided with equipment and oral and written instructions with visual aids for measuring their weight and blood pressure, while the physical performance test was performed by the assessor.The acceptability of delivering or participating in MMD and the mechanisms of impact, such as the reach of primary healthcare clinics, fidelity, and dose of MMD, have been explored in a separate study [in manuscript]. Similarly, the usability of the MMD [submitted manuscript] and experiences of the MMD mHealth app in relation to changing lifestyle habits [