Table 5.
Theme: 3.0 Barriers to Use
| Subtheme | n | % | Representative quote(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 Type of work | |||
| 3.1.1 Fine motor control (e.g. typing, mouse control) | 8 | 40 | "I rarely do things like make slides or other things that require fine motor control." (Participant 20) |
| 3.1.2 Higher cognitive difficulty (e.g. writing, task switching) | 9 | 45 | "It's hard for me to when I have to do writing or some really deep thinking. It's hard to do while walking." (Participant 2) |
| 3.1.3 Presenting, meetings, or being on camera | 8 | 40 | "Like I had to do a presentation for somebody at 7:30 yesterday morning, so I'm not going to be on it for that." (Participant 3) |
| 3.2 Physical limitations | |||
| 3.2.1 Back, knee, or leg problems | 3 | 15 | "I also have a lingering back issue so if I throw my back out, I’ll have to give it a rest for a few days." (Participant 1) |
| 3.2.2 Heart problems | 1 | 5 | "I got heart failure like I had some crazy A-fib heart event and so I haven't been at using it as much." (Participant 2) |
| 3.2.3 Menstrual cramps | 1 | 5 | "Like if you have menstrual cramps or something." (Participant 7) |
| 3.2.4 Fatigued or sick | 3 | 15 | "The only times that I don't use it is if I'm super tired or sick or something like that." (Participant 18) |
| 3.2.5 Room too hot or cold | 3 | 15 | "We have air conditioning, but it's window units, and the room that my treadmill is in does not. And so it was really hard to use it during the summer because it was just so hot." (Participant 9) |
| 3.3 Accessibility | |||
| 3.3.1 Inconvenient location | 1 | 5 | "Right now I have a home office that's downstairs, and my treadmill desk is upstairs, so usually I'm using my home office which is a sit to stand but not a treadmill and the treadmill desk I’ll use more infrequently." (Participant 4) |
| 3.3.2 Inconvenient set-up | 4 | 20 | "It's a little bit of a hassle to, you know, kind of just get all set up and move everything so that you can do it." (Participant 8) |
| 3.3.3 Treadmill not working correctly | 3 | 15 | "I will say currently I cannot use my desk because something is wrong with it." (Participant 12) |
| 3.3.4 Perceived as expensive but worthwhile | 5 | 25 | "It was a bit of an investment, but it's been well worth it, that's for sure." (Participant 11) |
| 3.4 Social concerns | |||
| 3.4.1 Negative coworker perceptions, especially if on camera | 8 | 40 | "One of my colleagues said, oh, it's sort of distracting when you're on that. So I try to. I don't want to go too fast, you know." (Participant 3) |
| 3.4.2 Interruptions from family members | 1 | 5 | "And the family’s at home too, still. So they're coming in and bugging me." (Participant 13) |
| 3.4.3 Loud treadmill bothers others in the home | 1 | 5 | "My partner also works in that room, and the sound of my feet is like boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. And so if he is in a meeting, I really can't be walking either." (Participant 20) |
| 3.5 Mental barriers | |||
| 3.5.1 Boredom | 1 | 5 | "Not so much these days. I don't know why. I'm just kinda bored with it, I guess." (Participant 5) |
| 3.5.2 Feeling lazy or sluggish | 4 | 20 | "I mean, you know, sometimes laziness, but again, that's cause I don't feel like doing my work that day." (Participant 9) |