Table 2.
Reported barriers and facilitators (survey)
| Factors | Facilitator n (%) |
Neutral n (%) |
Barrier n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustworthiness | 163 (93) | 13 (7) | 0 |
| User-friendliness | 160 (91) | 16 (9) | 0 |
| Up-to-date information | 155 (88) | 21 (12) | 0 |
| Accessible at no charge | 131 (74) | 43 (24) | 2 (1) |
| Personalized program | 121 (69) | 45 (26) | 10 (6) |
| Receiving reminders of the program | 95 (54) | 68 (39) | 13 (7) |
| Self-monitoring of behaviour | 91 (52) | 62 (35) | 23 (13) |
| Assignments included in the program | 71 (40) | 77 (44) | 28 (16) |
| Account needed to use the program | 43 (24) | 96 (55) | 37 (21) |
| Having contact with other users | 29 (17) | 101 (57) | 46 (26) |
Abbreviation: OLP, online lifestyle program.
NOTE. Participants could indicate whether they expected these factors to facilitate using an OLP to be a barrier for the use of an OLP or to have no impact for the use of an OLP (neutral).