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Table 1 Qualitative research themes identified in semi-structured interviews

From: A randomised feasibility study of computerised cognitive training as a therapeutic intervention for people with Huntington’s disease (CogTrainHD)

Themes identified in participant and friends, family and carer interviews at baseline and outcome interviews

1. Barriers to participating in brain training.

2. Benefits of participating in brain training.

3. Facilitators for brain training.

4. Ways to improve brain training/intervention.

5. Knowledge about brain training generally.

6. Involvement of others in brain training.

7. Technology and brain training.

8. Impact of brain training on the participant.

9. Views on CogTrainHD study processes.

10. Benefits of taking part in research in general.

  1. Ten overarching themes were identified from semi-structured interviews conducted during the study, and themes 1–3 are discussed in this paper