Table 2 Key findings and illustrative quotes from the focus groups
From: Development of the intelligent knee osteoarthritis lifestyle app: a person-based approach
Key Finding | Participant Quotes |
|---|---|
PA important for OA and overall wellbeing | “These is hope for people who feel it is a sudden onset, you can improve your condition” (Focus group, female participant) “For me, physical activity is necessary (being outside, walking around, that kind of thing) for a general sense of wellbeing. If I’m stuck indoors for two long, I get lethargic, get a headache, it’s really unpleasant” (Focus group, male participant) |
A lack of information and knowledge leading to frustration | “I don’t want week by week or month by month support. It’s a lack of knowledge that’s a problem” (Focus group, female participant) “It would be lovely if you could log on to the internet and just get your course of action for the next five years” (Focus group, female participant) - “I don’t feel like I am managing it because I don’t feel in control. I don’t know what to do” (Focus group, female participant) |
The importance of social support | “Many of us here, feel like we are on our own trying to figure things out” (Focus group, female participant) “Exercises are boring, there is no question, unless you do them in a group” (Focus group, female participant) |
Real benefits in being able to track PA and symptoms | “I think over a period of time, it’s useful because if you’re feeling fed up, and you actually look back and you can actually see ‘well I’m a bit better than I was’, that’s helpful” (Focus group, female participant) “It’s not a mechanism for making yourself better, but it’s a mechanism for seeing it in context of ‘it’s not always bad”…it’s motivating” (Focus group, female participant) - “I like to see that I am not sitting doing nothing all day – I have done a certain amount of paces, because I can’t go and walk for miles and miles with the dog, so I like to keep active and see what I have done” (Focus group, female participant |
Use of technology | “We are in the generation that are trying to keep up with their children, so if technology helps with that then great” (Focus group, female participant) “I haven’t seen the value of it before, but if somebody can convince me of the value, I would give it a go” (Focus group, female participant) |