Table 3 Summary of categories and themes – positives
Category | Sub-category | Theme | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|
Trial design | Venue | Pleasant | ‘Our doctor’s practice is lovely’. (IDN08) |
Convenient | ‘If the study is conducted at the GP practice it would be very convenient for me because I live very nearby’. (IDN27) | ||
Appropriate | ‘It seemed appropriate actually’. (IDN16) | ||
Structure | One to one is better | ‘No, no, no, no. No, no, no. No. I get all tongue-tied in groups. And I certainly wouldn’t tell them anything personal or private’. (IDN02) | |
Trial literature | Clear | ‘It was all fine … clear and precise, so no issues with that at all really’. (IDN13) | |
Research | Important/good | ‘It’s a good thing I suppose. I mean my husband’s had a triple bypass. And I’ve had cancer so you know … research is a good thing’. (IDN08) | |
Interesting | ‘I am interested in research. I just don’t think that I would have anything to contribute to this particular project, that’s all’. (IDN29) | ||
Exercise | Positive about an exercise programme | Important/beneficial | ‘I think it was a good thing to do, and it certainly made [name of partner who did participate] much more conscious of walking more, which is a good thing. Been beneficial for him I think’. (IDN16) |
Good for older adults | ‘Well, I think it is a very good idea, especially for senior citizens, like myself, to be encouraged to take part in physical exercise, and for you to be interested in people’s welfare’. (IND01) | ||
Walking is appropriate | ‘I think walking’s probably the best, you know, it’s the one most people can participate in’. (IDN21) |