Table 3.

Tools for personal goal attainment.

Subtheme	Illustrative quotations
Value-based goals	“One of my goals was to be able to keep being able to pick up my granddaughter, who is now five. And it was very important. And so now I’m using eight pound weights. I can still do it. And she’s big!” [P2]
	“Every time I exercise like I'm supposed to, I feel like there's a lot more likelihood that I'll live to see my grandkids married and all that.” [P5]
Ability to enlist social support	“When I’m with other cancer patients, I’m more motivated...So the exercise program would be tied into that support group...you know how you play Words with Friends and things like that?” [P7]
	“And that is what I need, is accountability to someone.” [P17]
Action planning for set goals	“Well, I’m more successful when I have it scheduled in my life...I definitely need that structure.” [P9]
	“So that would be an excellent message to say, ‘In your goal planning, plan a plan B and a plan C if plan A doesn’t work out for that day.’” [P34]
Reminders from app	“I think just that a reminder like...sending some kind of a text of, ‘Here’s some exercises to do for today. See if you can do this 10-minute deal.’” [P7]
	“Remind me that I had to do it. It would be the last little kick when I'm sitting there getting ready to pour the next glass of wine, or the first glass of wine before dinner.” [P8]
	“Just saying, you know, ‘What’s going on? I’ve noticed that you’ve not been logging on. Is there a problem?’ or, ‘Is there some way we can help you get back on track?’” [P15]
Role model narratives	“I think that’s very encouraging because each and every patient has their own story and how and why they have cancer, and how they can succeed and move on and live a healthy life.” [P18]
	“It’s always nice to hear about people who have done it and how they struggled and how they overcame their struggle to get to their successful point.” [P6]
	“Stories that you can opt in or out of or read or not read...so you read a story and go, ‘Oh, that’s really nice, except it doesn’t apply to me.’” [P34]
Social networking	“No. That's too personal. I don't post anything personal, really.” [P26]
	“I agree, I mean I don't like just to put progress on my weight or whatever to everybody, all my friends or whoever. But if there is some group...” [P4]
	“No. I don't like to compete with anybody. I mean I like to compete. But I'm always competing against myself. And to put it next to somebody else, that would defeat me.” [P17]