Table 3.

Subthemes and descriptive examples of theme 2—transportation and transit

Subtheme	Representative quotations
Medical device concerns at airport security	“….the security guy, he’s not thinking of my health…This one, of going through this new, ‘Star Trek’ machine…the security guy can say oh yes it’s fine, but it may not be. I was worried.” (P5)
Airport wheelchair assistance	“A wheelchair at the airport to get to the gate. And I would advise anybody, it’s the best way of doing….You don’t queue up for going through because people with wheelchair they go another way.” (P12)
Avoidance of early morning or late-night travels	“So I would suggest that if you have heart conditions that you, never put yourself in a position where you have to be traveling early in the morning.” (P3)
Airplane aisle seats	“And I’d advise people to you know, it’s not necessary, but if you could get within maybe two seats of where there’s a toilet, you won’t have to do too much walking.” (P12)
Inability to occupy emergency rows	“Even the emergency row, they won’t let someone like me sit there anyway. They won’t allow older people to sit in those seats.” (P2)
Medications in hand luggage	“I’m just trying to think…I think the medicines go on, on our carry hand luggage. It’s safer, rather than in the (hold), stuff can disappear out.” (P7)
Infections after air travel	“The only thing in the plane, the air conditioning kind of…the last time I came back, I got a cold. I think it was the air condition you know. Picked up something I didn’t need to.” (P8)
Preference for cruise ship travel	“What I found about the last air travel was there’s….people say it’s faster than the boat…the other way of traveling is much more relaxing for me.” (P6)