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Table 4 Interview guide patients

From: Pedometer use and self-determined motivation for walking in a cardiac telerehabilitation program: a qualitative study

Opening question

 Who, time and place

Would you please introduce yourself briefly by telling your name, age and your illness?

Research questions

Interview questions

Covering the following areas

 • Importance of physical activity

 • Autonomy

 • Competence

 • Relatedness

 • The use of the step counter

What does physical activity mean to you (what is important)?

What do you expect from being physical active?

In relation to physical activity, what do you expect to achieve during the next yare?

If others should describe your way of being physical active, what would they say?

What are your advantages in relation to physical activity?

What is most challenging for you, in relation to physical activity?

In relation to physical activity, what would you appreciate to learn more about?

What behaviour you like to changes in relation to physical activity?

What persons’ do influence you to change your level of activity (increase or decrease)?

Who supports you in relation to physical activity

Step counter

What do you think about the step counter

What does the step counter mean to you

What do you think the step counter is going to mean to you in the future

Closing questions

 Makes it possible for the interviewees to raise spontaneous issues, inspired by the previous questions

Is there anything else you would like to tell me about

Exploratory questions

 Makes the interviewees feel important. These questions are used when appropriate throughout the interview

That sounds interesting, please tell me more

Can you give me a more detailed description?

Please, provide examples