How did youth with cerebral palsy perceive participation in everyday life after participating in a periodical intensive rehabilitation program based on adapted physical activity in groups? A qualitative interview study

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Table 1. Worked example of text data extraction, reduction, and interpretation.

Question	The first extraction of pertinent phrases	Second extraction of words and phrases	Category assigned
What does participation mean to you?	“…that I can be part of the community, to always do one’s best and to be able to contribute and help others, that I can contribute with my qualities and my knowledge, and that I am allowed to do that, that I am allowed to be a resource for society, the meaning of life perhaps” (Lena)	To be part of the community, help others by sharing my knowledge, qualities, and the meaning of life	Participation means inclusion and belonging – the meaning of life

Table 2. Demographic of the participants.

Youth*	Gender	Age	Diagnosis	GMFCS-level
Mats	Boy	16	CP, spast.unilateral	1
Sonya	Girl	14	CP, spast. unilateral	1
Lena	Girl	24	CP, spast.bilateral	4
Måns	Boy	16	CP, spast. unilateral	1
Anders	Boy	18	CP, spast.bilateral	2
Yngve	Boy	22	CP, spast.kvadri	4
Ebba	Girl	14	CP, spast. unilateral	2
Ylva	Girl	15	CP, ataktisk	1
Mårten	Boy	18	CP, spast. unilateral	1
Einar	Boy	15	CP, spast. bilateral	3
Noah	Boy	14	CP, spast. bilateral	4
Hans	Boy	20	CP,spast. bilateral	3
Emil	Boy	16	CP,spast.unilateral	1
Mattias	Boy	20	CP.spast.unilateral	1

*pseudonym.