Table 2.
Questioning route used in the focus groups among employees and executives: opening and transition questions (regular), key questions (bold) and examples of sub questions (italic)
| O pening question | |
|---|---|
| What is your name and function within the company? | |
| Theme 1 | Personal sitting patterns |
| When do you usually sit on a regular work day? | |
| Do you sit at your desk, during meetings,…? | |
| What are the consequences of sitting at work according to you? | |
| Do you think these are short- or long-term consequences? | |
| Theme 2 | Intervention strategies during working hours |
| What is your opinion on reducing and interrupting sitting time during work? | |
| Would you be willing to stand up at your desk? | |
| What strategies could be used to reduce or interrupt sitting time at work? | |
| Which possibilities do you see to sit less at your desk? | |
| Which barriers would prevent you from interrupting your sitting? | |
| Theme 3 | Intervention strategies during (lunch) breaks |
| Transition: What are your usual routines during (lunch) breaks? | |
| What is your opinion on reducing or interrupting sitting time during lunch/other breaks? | |
| Are you prepared to interrupt your sitting time during lunch? Why (not)? | |
| What strategies could be used to reduce or interrupt sitting time during lunch/other breaks? | |
| Which possibilities do you see to achieve a reduction in sitting during lunch? | |
| Which barriers would prevent you from reducing your sitting during lunch time? | |
| Theme 4 | Intervention strategies during commuting - public transport |
| Transition: How do you normally commute to and from work? | |
| What is your opinion on reducing or interrupting sitting time during public transport? | |
| Would you be willing to stand during public transportation if possible? | |
| What strategies could be used to reduce or interrupt sitting time during public transport? | |
| How would you like to be reminded to interrupt your sitting during public transportation? | |
| Theme 5 | Overall intervention approach |
| Transition: Is there a health policy at your organisation and what is the content? | |
| What would be a good approach to promote the strategies to influence sitting? | |
| Which factors can facilitate or hinder the promotion of these strategies? | |
| What should be the management’s role in an intervention to influence sitting time at work? (only for employees) | |
| Would the management be prepared to implement an intervention? How can they best act? | |
| How would you feel being the promoter of strategies to influence sitting time at work? (only for executives) | |
| Why would you (not) promote an intervention to influence sitting time at work? |