Table 1.

Sample questions from qualitative interview guide

Domain	Sample questions
Baseline health behaviors	Before this hospitalization, what did you do to stay healthy?
Probes as required, based on participant response	Can you tell me what your typical [exercise routine, diet] was like? Did you take medication regularly before this hospitalization?
	What sort of [exercising, dieting] have you done in the past?
	Were there other ways in which you were physically active (for patients who did not exercise)?
	Can you tell me about a time when you succeeded at [becoming more active, eating a healthy diet, taking medication]? What exactly did you do?
Health goals	After this hospitalization, what will you do to stay healthy? Is there anything that you will change?
	Of these, which do you think is most important for you to do to stay healthy now?
	Do you have any specific ideas about how you might make this change?
Physical activity	Sometimes people with a heart problem like yours want to increase their physical activity. Is that true for you, or not so much?
Diet	What are your thoughts about sticking to a low-fat diet (or previously mentioned diet goal) moving forward?
Medication	Do you feel like you will need to be more on top of your medications?
Past barriers to health behavior completion	(From success question) What made it easy? What made it hard? What made it difficult for you to continue?
	What made it difficult for you to [exercise, diet]? What prevented you from [exercising, eating a healthy diet]?
Perceived future barriers	Going forward, do you anticipate any difficulties with [becoming more active, eating a healthy diet, taking your medications]?