Table 2.

Theme and subthemes for data and associated codes.

Theme	Subthemes	Codes
Surviving and living well with COPD		(i) Reduction in movement
	- Adjusting physically to COPD	(ii) Inability to carry out activities of daily living
		(iii) Purposeful action
		(iv) Learning curve for limiting shortness of breath
	- COPD self-management:	(v) Medication management
	adjusting physically	(vi) Limited behavioral modifications
		(vii) Smoking cessation difficulty
		(viii) Beliefs about origin of disease
	- Coming to terms with COPD	(ix) Need for disease compliant lifestyle
	and the lifestyle	(x) Interest in attaining predisease quality of life
		(xi) Acknowledgement of progressive disease course