Table 5.
Semi-structured program exit interviews to assess program feasibility, acceptability and facilitators and barriers to behavior change
| What did you hope you would gain from the program? | Receive objective activity goals (21) |
| Be more active/healthier lifestyle (20) | |
| Help with research (8) | |
| Feedback about mobile technology application and study design | FitBit and app easy to use and liked using (19) |
| Had difficulty syncing FitBit (12) | |
| Prefer wrist based FitBit (5) | |
| Forgot to wear FitBit (8) | |
| Thoughts about step count feedback | Helped motivate physical activity (21) |
| Motivation waned over time (5) | |
| Did not change activity based on feedback (4) | |
| What things supported physical activity? | Objective step count numbers (14) |
| Physical activity of household members (6) | |
| What barriers did you have to physical activity? | Weather (12) |
| Work (7) | |
| Musculoskeletal pain/limitations (6) | |
| Family needs (5) | |
| Motivation to change (4) | |
| Illness (3) | |
| Vacation/social events (3) | |
| Other comments | Desired more assistance with improving diet (3) |
Parentheses indicate number of participants with that response