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. 2022 Oct 7;11(10):e38715. doi: 10.2196/38715

Table 1.

Summary of steps of in-person mobile interviews from the original protocol and modifications for web-based interviews.

Step and summary Status of modification
1. Preinterview survey

Web-based questionnaire (Qualtrics) about sociodemographic characteristics (eg, age and sex), disability and mobility status (eg, diagnoses and assistive aids used), subjective wayfinding skills, preferences for park settings and activities, and transport mode to parks Unchanged, will be done for web-based interviews in the same manner as the in-person mobile interviews
2. Mobile interviews

Interviews in the park assigned to the participant [7-9] (administered by trained researchers) along 3 predetermined routes of 500-1300–m length (recorded audio and film) Unchanged for in-person summer and winter mobile in-person interviews

Map of the intended route of exercise to ask for expectations In-person summer and winter mobile interviews

Structured questions (presence or absence of features or characteristics): Stakeholders’ Walkability/Wheelability Audit in Nature (SWAN-PARKS) tool Only for in-person summer mobile interviews

Semistructured questions (about their experiences related to way-finding and wayfaring) In-person summer and winter mobile interviews
3. Postroute interview questions (for each of the 3 routes)

Objective spatial skills test: orientation and estimation skills. Participants will be positioned at a predefined location and asked to point a compass in the direction of the origin of the route. They will also be asked to estimate the distance and slope to a predefined landmark in the distance [10,11] Only for in-person summer mobile interviews

Rate the route on a 7-point Likert scale: perceived physical demand, mental demand, safety, enjoyment, and confidence to find their way independently In-person summer and winter mobile interviews

Recall the route verbally or by drawing the route and all its features onto a route map [12] Only for in-person summer mobile interviews

Describe the wayfaring and wayfinding experiences overall and provide additional feedback and recommendations In-person summer and winter mobile interviews. For winter, changes due to seasonality will be noted