Questions | Yes N (%) | Example Comment | No N (%) | Example Comment |
Did you have any problems wearing the Fitbit? | 2 (13.3) | P10: I did at first, because I sort of got, get a rash underneath my right arm. | 13 (86.7) | P1: It was perfectly fine… I’ve just been using as a watch and a Fitbit. |
Did you wear it all the time? | 10 (66.7) | P1: Kept it on consistently | 5 (33.3) | P6: Not at work. As I finished work, I put it on. |
Did you manage to keep it charged? | 14 (93.3) | P8: It’s got a really decent battery life it charges up relatively quickly. | 1 (6.7) | P9: It’s not charged at the minute. It’s remembering to plug it in. |
Did you use the information on the Fitbit display? | 15 (100) | P15: Mainly the steps, the distance just to see how far I’ve gone. The heart rate, your resting heart rate. | 0 (0) |
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Did you access Fitbit apps? | 11 (73.3) | P3: I track my sleep. I have just started today, tracking my food intake again. I also go swimming three times a week, so I see how many lengths I’ve done. | 4 (26.7) | P9: No, I didn’t do anything like that. Because I did not know how to do, to use that. |
Before the Fitbit did you have problems: · Getting to sleep? | 8 (53.3) | P8: I’ve always had somewhat an issue with getting to sleep. I’ve never been one to be able to fall asleep as shortly after my head hits the pillow. | 7 (46.7) | P10: No. No, that’s not something I ever suffer with. |
· Waking up during the night? | 7 (46.7) | P5: Some weeks I will wake up in the night and struggle to go back to sleep. | 8 (53.3) | P10: No, that’s not really a problem for me. |
· Not getting enough night time sleep? | 6 (40.0) | P4: Sometimes maybe staying up too late. And not getting my full hours. | 9 (60.0) | P9: No, the thing is with me, I do like my sleep. I like a good eight hours sleep I do. |
· Sleeping during the day (more than a single 15-minute nap? | 8 (53.3) | P11: I was napping too much and having too many naps… because I was tired for some reason. Yeah, day-time napping. | 7 (46.7) | P1: No, thankfully, I haven’t been having any of the additional, like energy problems. |
Did you use the sleep hygiene information sheets? | 3 (20.0) | P7: Yes, I did. So that’s how I learned that you should, you should try not to, nap more than 15 minutes during the day and try not to nap after 5 pm. And if you try not to drink too much water after 5 pm. | 12 (80) | P8: I didn’t I’m afraid. I’ll be honest, I put the paperwork aside that day when I got home, and I don’t even recall where I put it. |
Did you exercise before you had the Fitbit? | 12 (80) | P4: Well, like taking the dog out for a walk, maybe sometimes going for a run. I, I do martial arts as well. | 3 (20) | P7: I rarely did any exercise as in before using the Fitbit, I stopped exercising for roughly a year. |
Did you use the physical activity advice sheets? | 2 (13) | P3: Yeah, a little bit. I just think it mentioned, regular exercise or something like that. | 13 (86) | P5: I did not no, I think at the time it just didn’t interest me. |