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Table 5 Workshop-generated data

From: Accessing and engaging women from socio-economically disadvantaged areas: a participatory approach to the design of a public health intervention for delivery in a Bingo club

Activity Preference Questionnairea

Workshop “voting”b

 

Agree

No pref.

Dis-agree

Activity type

Strategies

Format

     

Incentives

 Involve competition

12

2

4

Aerobics

0

Payment of £1 per session to win kitty or fund trips to other clubs

27

 Require skill and practice

9

7

3

Boccia

2

Attendance loyalty card

10

 Have a set routine or format

9

10

1

Chair based exercise

24

Free bingo for achieving targets

16

 Involve little or no cost

11

9

0

Dancing

2

Competitions

0

 Involve supervision (eg, from a leader)

15

2

3

Gentle exercising

1

Certificate for attendance or goals

3

 Are team based

8

10

2

Healthy living classes

4

Knowledge and information

 Are done at a fixed time (eg, scheduled sessions)

11

6

3

Jazzercise

3

Group based information session

4

 Are not just about exercise

12

5

2

Line dancing

13

Leaflets

0

 Are vigorous (make me breathe harder)

10

3

7

Pilates

2

Notice board

8

 Are done in a small group (eg, classes at a club or centre)

15

5

1

Scottish country dancing

0

Social support

Social setting

   

Step Aerobics

2

Role models

0

 I can do on my own

10

7

3

Stretching

7

Text message reminders

1

 Are done with others

13

5

1

Tai Chi

3

Online forum

0

 Are done with people around my age

14

5

1

Tea dancing

1

Website

0

 Are done with people of my own sex

6

12

2

Walking indoors

7

Telephone support

0

 Are done with people at my level of ability

10

8

1

Walking for health outdoors

2

Buddy system

3

Location

   

Walking with poles

3

Planning, recording and measuring achievement

 Can be done close to home

17

2

1

Weights

0

Goal setting, monitoring and feedback

0

 Are done outdoors

6

11

3

Wi Fit

1

Optional health measurements

0

 Are done at home

11

9

0

Yoga

0

Step counters

4

    

Zumba

3

  
  1. a19 respondents
  2. bAll players at workshop given 10 coloured dots each to use/not use as they wished