Table 4.
Summary of participant responsesa to questions asked on their experience using both the BMSW and the thermometer in the post data collection feedback questionnaire.
| Statement | Scale of agreement: 1=“completely false” to 5=“completely true” | Median | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1. “I often found the activity monitor painful to wear” | 41.7% (5) | 50.0%b (6) | 8.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 2 |
| 2. “I often found the activity monitor uncomfortable to wear” | 8.3% (1) | 50.0%b (6) | 25.0% (3) | 16.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 2 |
| 3. “I often found the oral thermometer uncomfortable to use” | 75.0%b (9) | 0.0% (0) | 8.3% (1) | 8.3% (1) | 8.3% (1) | 1 |
| 4. “I often found the oral thermometer painful to use” | 91.7%b (11) | 8.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 1 |
| 5. “I often did not wear the activity monitor because it was uncomfortable or painful” | 75.0%b (9) | 16.7% (2) | 8.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 1 |
| 6. “I often did not use the thermometer because it was uncomfortable or painful” | 100%b (12) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 1 |
| 7. “I found wearing the activity monitor overnight a hassle and interfered with my sleep” | 33.3% (4) | 58.3%b (7) | 8.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 2 |
| 8. “I found using the oral thermometer a hassle and interfered with my day” | 75.0%b (9) | 8.3% (1) | 8.3% (1) | 8.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1 |
| 9. “I often forgot to put the activity monitor on before going to sleep” | 50.0%b (6) | 25.0% (3) | 8.3% (1) | 16.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5 |
| 10. “I often forgot to use the oral thermometer first thing upon waking every morning” | 58.3%b (7) | 33.3% (4) | 8.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 1 |
| 11. “I found the activity monitor a convenient way to measure basal body temperature” | 8.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 50.0%b (6) | 8.3% (1) | 33.3% (4) | 3 |
| 12. “I found the oral thermometer a convenient way to measure basal body temperature” | 0.0% (0) | 8.3% (1) | 33.3%b (4) | 25% (3) | 33.3%b (4) | 4 |
| 13. “I often felt self-conscious or embarrassed wearing the activity monitor every night to measure basal body temperature” | 83.3%b (10) | 8.3% (1) | 8.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 1 |
| 14. “I often felt self-conscious or embarrassed using the oral thermometer every morning to measure basal body temperature” | 91.7%b (11) | 8.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 1 |
| 15. “I found the oral thermometer more convenient than the activity monitor to measure basal body temperature” | 33.3%b (4) | 16.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 33.3%b (4) | 16.7% (2) | 3 |
| 16. “I preferred using the activity monitor over the oral thermometer” | 16.7% (2) | 33.3%b (4) | 8.3% (1) | 25% (3) | 16.7% (2) | 2.5 |
| 17. “I would like to use a device such as an oral thermometer or activity monitor every day in order to observe and keep track of my menstrual cycle” | 33.3% (4) | 8.3% (1) | 41.7%b (5) | 8.3% (1) | 8.3% (1) | 3 |
| 18. “I would prefer to record my menstrual cycle observations by completing a survey rather than wearing an activity monitor every night” | 0.0% (0) | 33.3% (4) | 58.3%b (7) | 8.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 3 |
| 19. “I would prefer to record my menstrual cycle observations by completing a survey rather than using an oral thermometer every morning” | 0.0% (0) | 33.3%b (4) | 33.3%b (4) | 33.3%b (4) | 0.0% (0) | 3 |
| 20. “I am interested in learning more about my menstrual cycle based on the basal body temperature tracking I have just completed” | 16.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 8.3% (1) | 16.7% (2) | 58.3%b (7) | 5 |
aResponses were elicited using a 5-point Likert Scale. The number of responses in each category is given in parentheses. The median response score for all questions is also included.
bThe most common response scores for each statement.