Table 1 Overview of situational and application-related vignette dimensions

Application purpose

 1. Risk assessment

 2. Early detection of a disease

 3. Clinical diagnostics

 4. Therapy diagnostics

 5. Drug effect

 6. Monitoring

Seriousness of the situation

 1. Acute and life-threatening

 2. Acute, but not life-threatening

 3. Chronic, slowly advancing and life-threatening

 4. Chronic, but not life-threatening

Setting of the test

 1. Independently at home without the presence of a health professional

 2. Tested by a health professional at home

 3. Tested by a health professional in the doctor’s office/hospital

Analysis and feedback

 1. Analysed automatically, and the result is displayed immediately

 2. Transmitted automatically and only a conspicuous result is communicated by a health professional

 3. Transmitted automatically and the result is communicated by a health professional

 4. Transmitted automatically and the result is communicated in written form

 5. Analysed in a laboratory and only a conspicuous result is communicated by a health professional

 6. Analysed in a laboratory and the result is communicated by a health professional

 7. Analysed in a laboratory and the result is communicated in written form

Medical expertise of the tested person

 1. No

 2. Unprofessional

 3. Professional

Emotional support

 1. Not present

 2. Potentially available

 3. Personally present