Tailored physical activity on prescription with follow-ups improved motivation and physical activity levels. A qualitative study of a 5-year Swedish primary care intervention

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Table 1. Characteristics of participants in a 5-year study of physical activity on prescription (n = 20).

Sex	Age	BMI
PA < 150 min/week
M	34	33
M	39	33
M	43	32
M	47	46
M	53	33
M	72	29
F	42	31
F	67	30
F	67	35
F	70	29
F	70	31
PA > 150 min/week
M	54	32
M	64	32
M	66	40
M	72	31
M	73	28
F	40	36
F	56	29
F	63	25
F	67	35

Table 2. Examples of analysis process with meaning unit, condensed meaning unit, code, subcategory and category.

Meaning unit	Condensed meaning unit	Code	Subcategory	Category
You get a puff, or a kick that I have to do this. If you look at the PAP you feel that it is a need. I can see my test results	The test results on the paper gives you a kick to start	PAP gives you a kick	PAP becomes an eye opener	Individual adjustment contribute to increased physical activity
Each time when you were going on follow-up you were spurred, first before, you sharpened up and when leaving you were extra motivated	You sharpened up before and were more motivated after the follow-up	Follow-up makes you more motivated before and after	Follow-up reminds and motivates	Follow-up and support are valuable aids in for prioritising and maintaining Lifestyle changes
I think that if you’re not regular in your activities, you do not get the effects that you want	If you’re not regular in your activities you don’t reach the effects	Regularity is necessary to have effect	Routines facilitate	Motivation can be higher if patients make their own choices and experience positive health effects

Figure 1. The image shows the results from the analysis process and is read from below. Participants’ experiences of PAP-treatment were coded and sorted into different subcategories. The subcategories were then grouped into three different categories and finally an overall theme was created.