Table 2.

Thematic Coding of Nonparticipant Survey Responses Using NVivo (N = 57).

	Why Did They Not Participate?	Positive Impacts	Negative Impacts
Theme 1	Ineligibility	Behavior change	Exclusivity
	“I actually wanted to participate but I was not able to because I had already been using a standing desk.”	“It gave me a good reason to take long walks when time permits.”	“Didn’t get a standing desk, yet was the one who wanted it to begin with.”
	“Medical issues related to standing.”	“I now set a reminder—once in the morning and once in the afternoon to stretch”	“We were upset that we never got one.”
	“My job has me constantly moving, climbing, packing, and lifting.”	“Learning about small ways to improve fitness that I implemented.”
	“My department was not allowed to participate. I wanted to.”
	“Not interested in a standing desk.”
Theme 2	Study design and measures	Culture change	Distraction
	“The length of the study was daunting—1+ years is a long time.”	“I appreciate how the program has changed the culture around here about standing during meetings and has encouraged people to take stand and move break.”	“Our seating is not private enough and I think it would be too much of a distraction.”
	“The requirements of the blood draw and monitoring device.” “I don’t like needles.”	“It was nice to see the inspirational signs and reminders, suggestions to get up and move, permissions to stand in meetings, and just generally feeling like it was ok to be away from your desk for 10-15 minutes walking and moving.”	“Sometimes the signs and reminders were a bit excessive but only when I was already feeling super busy or behind on work load. It was hard to see those signs and realize that your day wasn’t going to allow for any free time. Added to the stress.”
	“Too time consuming.”	“It engaged my coworkers and encouraged more active meetings.”
Theme 3	Missed opportunity	E-newsletters	No negative impact
	“I missed the several initial meetings organized by ASU due to time conflict. I am interested in taking part in another cohort if you are planning to take second cohort.”	“I liked receiving the informational emails about chair and computer positioning as well as tips to stand and move more.”	“The program did not negatively impact me.” None.” “N/A”
	“Forgot to sign up for it, wanted to, just spaced it.”	“The e-mails sent to me have provided knowledge and useful tips.”