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Table 1 Focus group semi-structured interview guide

From: “Everything else comes first”: a mixed-methods analysis of barriers to health behaviors among military spouses

Grand tour questions

 • What is it like to be a military spouse?

 • How does being a military spouse impact your physical health? Your mental health?

Health behavior barriers and facilitators

 • Physical Activity: What about being a military spouse makes it harder to be physically active? What makes it easier?

 • Nutrition: What about being a military spouse makes it harder to eat well? What makes it easier?

 • Social: What about being a military spouse makes it harder to connect with other people? What makes it easier?

Closing

 • Is there anything else you would like us to know that would help us better understand your experience as a military spouse and how it impacts your health?