Table 3.

Facilitators and barriers to engagement with the Stand Down app

Facilitator themes	Sample quotations
Tracking drinking patterns and progress towards goals	“I liked the way that you can track what you drink every day. I liked when it analyzed how much I drank that week to give me an idea of what my average alcohol content was for that week.” “The daily questions. It would say how many drinks I had. So today I would think about what I had yesterday. It was good for me to compare on a daily basis.”
Reminders of high-risk times for drinking	“It’s nice to have something that reminds you, [that] this is the time of the night that you might be sensitive to drinking so you might want to think about it before you open that bottle of wine or can of beer.” “It was helpful to have a recurring alert that a peak [time for drinking] was coming.”
Ease of navigation	“Easy access. Everything on the menu was easy to find and easy to get to. All of the steps were either at the bottom or you could scroll from left to right and complete things.” “I think it is very customer friendly. I think it is easy to use. It feels like it is your assistant.”
Personalized feedback	“Raising awareness of goals for stopping drinking. Pointing out money saved.” “The chart in the beginning that shows reasons for drinking and consequences of drinking provides good incentive to use the app. Liked the information about calories and money spent on alcohol.”
Barrier themes	Sample quotations
App not available on the Android platform	“It wasn’t on the Android so that made it more complicated to keep up with the daily check-ins.” “I would probably use it more if it was on Android. I am more familiar with android than I am with iPhone because that is what I have.”
Frequency of the reminders to check-in with the app	“Tone down the reminders. Make it easier to modify the frequency.” “The only thing I didn’t like was the reminder every day. I didn’t need that many. I think some people do need it but for me it was not necessary.”