Participant Characteristics from the HIIT or MISS UK Cardiac Rehabilitation Trial

19 participants from the 'HIIT or MISS UK' trial provided qualitative interview data on their experiences with High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Moderate Intensity Steady State (MISS) exercise. The dataset was created by Charlotte Williams and last updated on 2026-05-29. It contains participant characteristics and likely includes qualitative themes from semi-structured interviews conducted via VoIP.

Use Cases

• Compare perceived psychosocial benefits (e.g., enjoyment, confidence) between HIIT and MISS participants based on interview themes mentioned in the description.
• Analyze reported physiological benefits (e.g., weight loss, increased fitness) across different cardiac rehabilitation exercise groups.
• Investigate participant-identified challenges, such as the need for continued exercise support post-trial, based on qualitative findings.
• Study differences in participant experience, such as the enjoyment of challenge in HIIT versus increased social interaction in MISS, as described in the analysis.

Strengths

• Includes data from 19 participants (8 MISS, 11 HIIT) with a mean age of 59.6 years (SD 10.4).
• Provides a detailed qualitative methodology using semi-structured interviews and inductive thematic analysis.
• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0, facilitating reuse and sharing.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, indicating limited scope and likely a summary of characteristics rather than raw interview transcripts.

Provenance

Source

Charlotte Williams via figshare.

Collection Method

Participants were purposefully recruited from two trial centers and took part in semi-structured interviews via VoIP technologies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 17:34:33; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom (implied by 'HIIT or MISS UK' trial).