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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Appl Gerontol. 2016 Jul 7;36(2):127–155. doi: 10.1177/0733464815624151

Table 3. Examples of Activity Tracker Related Comments From Diaries.

Activity Tracker Question Representative Comments Code Classification
Fitbit One Thoughts and experiences “I really think the Fitbit should be waterproof! That way it could be used during water aerobics to measure movements and the heart rate.” Negative PU
Fitbit One Difficulties “Since I do cook (somewhat) at home, it takes a while to enter the new food and its calories, etc. into the new foods log…” Negative PEOU
Myfitnesspal.com Difficulties “Having a difficult time adding food and exercise without going out of the program and reentering information.” Negative PEOU
Fitbit One New things learned “I found that there are many questions that can be answered in the program “help” (how to) section.” Positive PEOU
Myfitnesspal.com Thoughts and experiences “I can see progress on choosing better types of food, also amounts. This has resulted in less snacking.” Positive PU