Table 3.
Patient and caregiver exit interview responses: quantitative results from patient exit interviews (n=18).
| Questionsa | Response, n (%) | Total, N | |
| Facilitators and barriers | |||
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Was the program easy? | Yes, 17 (94) | 18 |
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Was it difficult to remember daily weights? | Yes, 2 (11) | 18 |
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Did you look at the app during the program? | Yes, 15 (88) | 17 |
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Did you have technical difficulties? | Yes, 8 (44) | 18 |
| Root causes | |||
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Can you name your diuretics? | Yes, 11 (65) | 17 |
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In the last week, have you missed your diuretics? | Yes, 2 (12) | 16 |
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Have you had difficulty paying for medications? | Yes, 2 (12) | 16 |
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Is weight monitoring important for ascites management? | Yes, 18 (100) | 16 |
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Have you consumed alcohol recently? | Yes, 1 (6) | 17 |
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Will you stay somewhere else in the next month? | Yes, 2 (12) | 16 |
| Desires features of the ultimate digital tool | |||
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Do you prefer another device type (eg, computer) over a smartphone? | Yes, 1 (6) | 18 |
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Was the timing of phone calls a problem? | Yes, 0 (0) | 18 |
aAbbreviated for ease of interpretation. For the full interview script, see Multimedia Appendix 1.