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Mobile phone use (section: lifestyle & environment) was assessed in adult Lifelines participants using a questionnaire (MOB) that originated from the UK Biobank 1). The MOB consists of 5 questions that were translated from English to Dutch. Note, similar questions have been asked to underage participants as well (Screen use (<18).
Questions English | Questions Dutch | Code | Variable | Assessment | Age |
since (approximately) how many years do you use a mobile phone to make or receive calls at least once a week? | sinds (ongeveer) hoeveel jaar maakt u minimaal één keer per week gebruik van een mobiele telefoon om te bellen of gebeld te worden? | mob_startyear_adu_q_01 | mob1 | 1B | 18+ |
in the past 3 months, on average how much time per week did you spend making or receiving calls with a mobile phone? | hoeveel tijd besteedde u gemiddeld per week aan het bellen of gebeld worden met een mobiele telefoon in de afgelopen 3 maanden? | mob_frequency_adu_q_02 | mob2 | 1B | 18+ |
in the past 3 months, how often did you use a hands-free kit when making or receiving calls with your mobile phone? | hoe vaak hebt u gebruik gemaakt van een hands-free set bij het bellen of gebeld worden met uw mobiele telefoon in de afgelopen 3 maanden? | mob_handsfree_adu_q_03 | mob3 | 1B | 18+ |
are there any differences between your current use of your mobile phone compared to two years ago? | zijn er verschillen tussen uw huidige gebruik van uw mobiele telefoon vergeleken met twee jaar geleden? | mob_change_adu_q_04 | mob4 | 1B | 18+ |
on which side of your head do you mostly use your mobile phone? | aan welke kant van uw hoofd gebruikt u uw mobiele telefoon meestal? | mob_headside_adu_q_05 | mob5 | 1B | 18+ |