Table 1.

Participant characteristics (N=20).

Participant number	Sex	Age (years)	Participant ethnicity (self-reported verbatim from participant interviews)	Surgical procedure	Phase	Time since surgery (exact) or time until surgery (approximatea)	Reported level of digital technology useb at the time of interview
1	Female	29	“English”	Gastric bypass	Postoperative	24 months	Daily
2	Female	55	“White British”	Sleeve gastrectomy	Postoperative	12 months	Daily
3	Female	54	“Pakistani Asian”	Gastric band	Postoperative	18 months	Daily
4	Female	50	“British”	Sleeve gastrectomy	Postoperative	24 months	Daily
5	Male	46	“British”	Undecided	Preoperative	6 weeks	Every other day
6	Female	52	“British”	Gastric bypass	Postoperative	9 months	Daily
7	Female	61	“English”	Gastric bypass	Postoperative	4 months	Never
8	Male	51	“British”	Gastric band	Postoperative	24 months	Daily
9	Female	39	“White British”	Sleeve gastrectomy	Preoperative	2 weeks	Daily
10	Male	40	“Asian”	Gastric bypass	Preoperative	8 weeks	Daily
11	Female	31	“British”	Gastric bypass	Postoperative	24 months	Daily
12	Female	51	“British”	Gastric bypass	Postoperative	24 months	Daily
13	Female	58	“White British”	Gastric bypass	Postoperative	24 months	Daily
14	Female	50	“White British”	Gastric bypass	Preoperative	1 week	Daily
15	Female	59	“English”	Gastric bypass	Postoperative	24 months	Every other day
16	Female	29	“Pakistani”	Gastric bypass	Postoperative	12 months	Daily
17	Male	26	“Asian”	Sleeve gastrectomy	Preoperative	8 weeks	Daily
18	Female	35	“British”	Gastric band	Preoperative	4 weeks	Daily
19	Male	50	“White British”	Undecided	Preoperative	2 weeks	Daily
20	Female	52	“British Indian”	Gastric bypass	Preoperative	4 weeks	Daily

^aTime until surgery, approximate: given the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, some surgery dates may have been delayed.

^bReported level of digital technology use: reported by participants in response to the question How often do you use the internet or use apps on a smartphone?