Table 3.

Qualitative Interview Quotes

Accountability (I liked) the accountability… knowing that somebody else would be checking my steps… It just brought a lot of awareness. I wasn’t really paying attention to it before. Now it’s made it so easy to pay attention. And it makes me accountable. Support from others [when I was overwhelmed], my husband, knowing that I was in this trial, would say ‘go put on your sneakers and go for a walk’ I like the motivational factor of the Fitbit. I like seeing the steps. My son got one too and we compare notes. Challenging self and measuring progress I would highly recommend it because it is a sense of accomplishment to look at the end of the day and see [the steps I took]. I like that the Fitbit tracks my progress. I know that it motivates me. If I click it after work and I notice that I have low steps, I challenge myself… to meet my goal I liked that I was able to compete with myself…that I was able to track and record my progress. Exercise to cope I learned that I cope with my alcoholism and my stress through exercise…Instead of feeling hopeless and angry, my go-to is now going to the gym or to the park to walk… For Halloween …I was starting to feel really melancholy about the kids being older and it not being any fun any more and I was probably kind of cycling into a little depression. So early in the day I got on the treadmill to boost my mood so I would feel better later.