The parents made notes every 5-minute when applicable, for 24-hours of their infants' crying, feeding and stooling in a diary modified from Barr et al [ 29] and Canivet [ 30].
In earlier work, we piloted methods to acquire data on social encounters of individuals within the locations visited over the course of several days, comparing anticipated contacts with prospective records entered either in a paper diary (modified from European study instruments) or portable electronic device [ 5, 6].
Also, blood glucose diaries were modified to allow for additional space to record to events / physical activity in more detail.
The magnitude of sleep onset latency as determined by baseline sleep diaries, however, modified the treatment effect for sleep onset latency such that melatonin had a greater effect in those with a greater problem of getting to sleep (P=0.009); this was not evident for total sleep time (P=0.19).
Both the BNSQ and sleep diary criteria were modified according to previously published operational criteria [ 18].
Patients were asked to record their daily heart rate and SpO2 on a modified version of our standard diary card (in addition to changes in symptoms and PEF).
Resource utilisation will be informed by ad hoc data collected using a modified version of the Dutch cost diary [ 45].
Parents reported infants' fussing, crying and colicky crying in a standardised diary form originally developed and validated by Barr et al 17 and modified and tested by Canivet et al. 18 The diary form consisted of sheets, each covering 24 h.
Children are sent home with the pedometer, accelerometer, a pedometer log book, activity diary and a copy of the modified PAQ-C.
Egg intake was assessed using an interview-based, modified 7-day diet history method combining a diary with a 168-item semiquantitative food-frequency questionnaire.
