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. 2020 Sep 2;8(9):e17770. doi: 10.2196/17770

Table 3.

Patient and caregiver exit interview responses: quantitative results from patient exit interviews (n=18).

Questionsa Response, n (%) Total, N
Facilitators and barriers

Was the program easy? Yes, 17 (94) 18

Was it difficult to remember daily weights? Yes, 2 (11) 18

Did you look at the app during the program? Yes, 15 (88) 17

Did you have technical difficulties? Yes, 8 (44) 18
Root causes

Can you name your diuretics? Yes, 11 (65) 17

In the last week, have you missed your diuretics? Yes, 2 (12) 16

Have you had difficulty paying for medications? Yes, 2 (12) 16

Is weight monitoring important for ascites management? Yes, 18 (100) 16

Have you consumed alcohol recently? Yes, 1 (6) 17

Will you stay somewhere else in the next month? Yes, 2 (12) 16
Desires features of the ultimate digital tool

Do you prefer another device type (eg, computer) over a smartphone? Yes, 1 (6) 18

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.