A Pilot Study of an Exercise-Based Patient Education Program in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Table 7

Results of coding.

Codes	Number of coded segments [	%	Results
Motivation	116	6	Training performance and implementation depended on motivation
Training & therapeutic management	435	22.5	Modified exercise behavior in daily living, meaningful implementation of exercise sessions and rest periods
Training barriers	91	4.7	Weather, fear of mistakes, social events, and missing motivation
Knowledge interrogation regarding training theory	153	7.9	Although all participants showed a well-managed training behavior, only half of participants were able to explain the theoretical basis
Knock-out criteria	39	2	Identification of individual knock-out criteria (e.g., fatigue, hot temperature, and high stress level)
Quality of life	247	12.8	Improvements in psychological and physiological parameters, especially in activities of daily living
Subjective attitude towards physical exercise	102	5.3	Unanimous positive
Criticism and tips for further patient education programs	109	5.6	Some participants postulated a training manual, a training DVD, regular meetings with the training group, and refresher courses
Others	642	33.2	Personal data, individual expectations, individual open questions, and other topics
Total codes	1934	100