Table 1. Physical activity barriers and motives score of importance based on the studies of Clifford et al. [24].
Scores | 0 | 1 | 2* | 3 |
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Quantitative data | ||||
Percentage of participants who checked item as a barrier (yes or no question) | PA barrier and motive not reported in the study | 0–24% | 25–49% | 50–100% |
Percentage of participants that agreed based on a Likert scale | 0–24% | 25–49% | 50–100% | |
Percentage of participants who rated item as major barrier (responses ranged between 0.7 to 23.4%) | 0–9% | 10–19% | 20–25% | |
Score: 5-point Likert (1 = strongly disagree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 5 = strongly agree) | 1–2.0 | 2.1–3.0 | 3.1–5.0 | |
Score. 5-point Likert scale, (1 = never, 2 = rarely, 3 = sometimes, 4 = often, or 5 = very often) | 1–1.9 | 2.0–2.9 | 3.0–5.0 | |
Qualitative data | ||||
Adjectives | PA barrier and motive not reported in the study | A few women; Some participants; Several participants |
Mentioned by all members; Commonly mentioned; Most mentioned; The first to third most common; Substantial barrier; Mentioned by many participants and as a significant barrier; Majority of participants; Prominent theme; Extreme barriers; One of the most expressed; Mentioned in all focus group |
* A default score of 2 was assigned for barriers that were not able to be rated, but were reported.