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Table 1 LIVESTRONG at the Y staff and survivor interview guide questions and prompts

From: Experiences and perceptions of referrals to a community-based physical activity program for cancer survivors: a qualitative exploration

LIVESTRONG at the Y Staff Questions

1. How does the recruitment process for getting new participants in the program work on your end?

a. How does it work on the participant’s end?

b. What approaches have you found most successful?

c. What has been the biggest challenges for you?

2. How do most of your participants hear about the program?

3. If you could design the ideal recruitment/referral process to get new survivors to the program what would it be?

Prompt: When, how and from who would you want survivors to hear about the program? In-person, paper, electronic referrals?

4. Is there anything else you think is important for us to know to better improve the program’s awareness? Including to providers and survivors?

Survivor Questions

1. How did you hear about LIVESTRONG at the Y?

2. Are there any other ways you heard about the program?

3. Did anyone on your medical team discuss the program with you?

a. (If yes) What types of things did they discuss with you?

b. (If yes) When did they discuss this in your treatment?

4. What types of things would have made it easier for you to learn more about the program?

5. How did the enrollment process work for you (initial contact, follow-up etc.)

6. If you had a close family member interested in the program, what would you tell them to do?

7. If you could design the ideal process to refer your family member or others to the program what would it be?

Prompt: When and how would you want your family to hear about the program?

  1. Other prompts that were used: “Tell me more”, “How”, “Why”, “And Then”, “Describe that”, “Can you give me an example of that”, “How did you feel about that”, “Why is that important to you”