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Table 2 Examples of interview questions

From: Fit for Dialysis: a qualitative exploration of the impact of a research-based film for the promotion of exercise in hemodialysis

Interview time point

Examples of questions

Patients

 Baseline

• What are your thoughts about engaging in exercise during dialysis?

• What are your thoughts about exercising on non-dialysis days?

• What do you think are the factors that make it possible to exercise during dialysis? What about on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?

• What do you think are the factors that hinder exercise during dialysis?

• What about on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?

 8 and 16 Weeks

• Were there particular scenes that had an impact on you?

• What messages did you take away from the film?

• Did the film teach you anything you didn’t already know about exercise?

• Has the film influenced your involvement in exercise/activity-related behaviours?

Family Carers

 Baseline

• What are your thoughts about the person you care for engaging in exercise during dialysis?

• What are your thoughts about him/her engaging in exercise on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?

• What do you think are the factors that make it possible for patients to exercise during dialysis? What about on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?

• What do you think are the factors that hinder exercise during dialysis? What about on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?

 8 and 16 Weeks

• Were there particular scenes that had an impact on you?

• What messages did you take away from the film?

• Has the film influenced how you think about the things that help make it possible for the patient to exercise?

• In what ways have you been involved in the exercise of the patient during dialysis? What about on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?

Health Care Providers

 Baseline

• What are your thoughts about your patients engaging in exercise during dialysis? What about patients engaging in exercise on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?

• What do you think are the factors that make it possible for patients to exercise during dialysis? What about on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?

• What do you think are the factors that hinder exercise during dialysis? What about on non-dialysis days at home and in the community?

 8 and 16 Weeks

• Were there particular scenes that had an impact on you?

• What messages did you take away from the film?

• Has the film influenced how you think about the things that help make it possible for the patient to exercise?

• Has the film influenced your involvement in exercise/activity-related behaviours?