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Table 2 Sending of different types of SMS messages for one day, including message number of a day

From: SMS text messaging to measure working time: the design of a time use study among general practitioners

Message-number

Time (slot) scheduled

Type of message

Comments concerning sending of messages

1

07:00 am

Planning message: day

Always sent

2

07:00 am-10:00 am

Activity message; 1st time slot

Depends on day planning

 

07:30 am −10:30 am

Reminder; 1st time slot

If no reply within half an hour

3

10:00 am −01:00 pm

Activity message; 2nd time slot

Depends on day planning

 

10:30 am −01:30 pm

Reminder; 2nd time slot

If no reply within half an hour

4

01:00 pm −04:00 pm

Activity message; 3th time slot

Depends on day planning

 

01:30 pm −04:30 pm

Reminder; 3th time slot

If no reply within half an hour

5

04:00 pm − 07:00 pm

Activity message; 4th time slot

Depends on day planning

 

04:30 pm − 07:30 pm

Reminder; 4th time slot

If no reply within half an hour

6

07:00 pm

Planning message: evening/night

Depends on day planning

7

07:00 pm-10:00 pm

Activity message; 5th time slot

Depends on day- or evening/night planning

 

07:30 pm −10:30 pm

Reminder; 5th time slot

If no reply within half an hour

8

10:00 pm −01:00 am

Activity message; 6th time slot

Depends on day- or evening/night planning

 

10:30 pm −01:30 am

Reminder; 6th time slot

If no reply within half an hour

9

01:00 am −04:00 am

Activity message; 7th time slot

Depends on day- or evening/night planning

 

01:30 am −04:30 am

Reminder; 7th time slot

If no reply within half an hour

10

04:00 am −07:00 am

Activity message; 8th time slot

Depends on day- or evening/night planning

 

04:30 am −07:30 am

Reminder; 8th time slot

If no reply within half an hour