Table 5.

Qualitative feedback from Phase 1 single lesson testing.

Qualitative Queries	Themes
What did you learn?	Steps of the BOAT and BOAT as a recovery tool (5)
	Awareness of feelings and not reacting (3)
	Focusing on one’s breathing (3)
	Slowing down, being present, and focused (2)
	Accepting things as they are (2)
	Staying sober is just as important as getting sober (1)
What was most helpful?	BOAT was catchy and useful (4)
	Program was easy to follow and easy to navigate (4)
	Breaking down mindfulness into detailed steps (2)
	Observing clips of therapy sessions (1)
	Quiz questions helped for memorization (1)
	Brief length of each lesson component helped with engagement (1)
	Open-ended questions gave chance to reflect and relate to material (1)
	Liked how characters were moving and not just still images (1)
	Voices in meditations were soothing (1)
What was least helpful or difficult?/Feedback for improvement	Lesson was somewhat too long (2)
	Hard to concentrate during meditations (1)
	Practical challenges of meditating (1)
	Confused about whether to close eyes or not during meditations (1)
	Volume could be louder (1)
	Too much typing. Prefer to click answers (1)
	Hairstyles of characters out of date (1)

Note. The number in parentheses next to each theme indicates how many participants (out of 5) reported on a given theme in their qualitative feedback.