Participants’ Perspectives of a Primary Exercise-Based Prevention Program for Cardiac Patients: A Prepost Intervention Qualitative Case Study

Table 4

Four themes that may influence participation and adherence to a primary and secondary CVD prevention program.

Themes	Subthemes
No. 1 knowledge and awareness of the disease	Risk factor awareness
	Identifying causes of the problem versus understanding causes of the problem
	Participants’ knowledge of risk factors
	Learning to recognize and identify barriers and realities related to physical activity practice
No. 2 perception of personal efficacy	Influence of previous experiences on the perception of personal efficacy
	Influence of perception of personal efficacy on quality of life and functional capacity
	Influence of perception of personal efficacy on objectives
No. 3 motivation	Influence of objectives on motivation
	Influence of perception of personal efficacy on motivation
	Influence of previous experiences on motivation
No. 4 feelings of belonging in the program and the relationship of trust	Signing an objectives contract
	Supervision/follow-up
	Degree of participation in various activities related to the program, e.g., logbook, health capsules and training
	Influence on motivation