Table 2.
Participants’ experiences of using the SenseWear Armband (n=52)a.
| Statements from the questionnaire | Agreement scale (1=completely false to 5=completely true), n (%) | Median (IQRb) | ||||
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| I often felt self-conscious wearing the activity monitor. | 15 (29) | 11 (21) | 13 (25) | 11 (21) | 2 (4) | 2.5 (1.0-3.3) |
| I often found the activity monitor uncomfortable to wear. | 10 (19) | 17 (33) | 14 (27) | 7 (13) | 4 (8) | 2 (2-3) |
| I often found the activity monitor painful to wear. | 29 (56) | 13 (25) | 7 (13) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 1 (1-2) |
| I often felt proud to be seen wearing the activity monitor. | 7 (13) | 17 (33) | 18 (35) | 9 (17) | 1 (2) | 3 (2-3) |
| I often did not wear the activity monitor because I felt self-conscious about being seen wearing it. | 43 (83) | 7 (13) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1-1) |
| I often did not wear the activity monitor because it was uncomfortable or painful. | 42 (81) | 7 (13) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1-1) |
| I often did not wear the activity monitor overnight because it interfered with my sleep. | 40 (77) | 5 (10) | 4 (8) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 1 (1-1) |
| I often did not wear the activity monitor during exercise because it would have got wet (eg, while swimming, or because I was walking in the rain). | 37 (71) | 7 (13) | 2 (4) | 3 (6) | 3 (6) | 1 (1-2) |
| I often did not wear the activity monitor because it was prohibited (eg, not allowed to wear it during netball, or in my workplace). | 46 (88) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 1 (1-1) |
| I exercised more than I otherwise would have, because of wearing the activity monitor. | 34 (65) | 13 (25) | 3 (6) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (1-2) |
| I would prefer to record my physical activity for the last 7 days by completing a survey rather than wearing the activity monitor for 7 days. | 35 (67) | 7 (13) | 7 (13) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 1 (1-2) |
| I would like to wear the activity monitor everyday if I could get real-time feedback of my physical activity and calories burned. | 5 (10) | 4 (8) | 13 (25) | 15 (29) | 15 (29) | 4 (3-5) |
aThere were 52 respondents due to missing data on these items for 2 participants.
bInterquartile range (IQR).