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. 2018 Aug 6;19:195. doi: 10.1186/s12882-018-0984-4

Table 2.

Examples of interview questions

Interview time point Examples of questions
Patients
 Baseline • What are your thoughts about engaging in exercise during dialysis?
• What are your thoughts about exercising on non-dialysis days?
• What do you think are the factors that make it possible to exercise during dialysis? What about on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?
• What do you think are the factors that hinder exercise during dialysis?
• What about on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?
 8 and 16 Weeks • Were there particular scenes that had an impact on you?
• What messages did you take away from the film?
• Did the film teach you anything you didn’t already know about exercise?
• Has the film influenced your involvement in exercise/activity-related behaviours?
Family Carers
 Baseline • What are your thoughts about the person you care for engaging in exercise during dialysis?
• What are your thoughts about him/her engaging in exercise on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?
• What do you think are the factors that make it possible for patients to exercise during dialysis? What about on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?
• What do you think are the factors that hinder exercise during dialysis? What about on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?
 8 and 16 Weeks • Were there particular scenes that had an impact on you?
• What messages did you take away from the film?
• Has the film influenced how you think about the things that help make it possible for the patient to exercise?
• In what ways have you been involved in the exercise of the patient during dialysis? What about on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?
Health Care Providers
 Baseline • What are your thoughts about your patients engaging in exercise during dialysis? What about patients engaging in exercise on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?
• What do you think are the factors that make it possible for patients to exercise during dialysis? What about on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?
• What do you think are the factors that hinder exercise during dialysis? What about on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?
 8 and 16 Weeks • Were there particular scenes that had an impact on you?
• What messages did you take away from the film?
• Has the film influenced how you think about the things that help make it possible for the patient to exercise?
• Has the film influenced your involvement in exercise/activity-related behaviours?