| Representative Quotes from Domain 6: Perceived Efficacy |
Theme: Confidence and Self-Efficacy
I realized that I was able to do a lot more than I thought I’d be able to that first week. This group made me more confident. I am glad that I went through it…now I can look back…at how far I have come…today that stuff, wasn’t hard. It just gives you this sense of pride, like if I can overcome that, what else can I overcome? I learned you have to be active in order to keep your pain managed, I think it opened my eyes to that…you have a better energy and you’re happier because you’re getting out and doing stuff. I didn’t think I could do all the things I can do now at all. It made me more comfortable with dealing with them when I had them [pain and JFM symptoms]. I was actually doing the plan that I knew I was supposed to be doing…I was actually having a life that I could have been having. I have a lot more trust in my body.
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Theme: Strength and Stamina
I could just feel my strength building. All of the other ones [exercises], I got better at. I could hold [them] for longer and do more. A couple days after I’d still be really sore but the next week I would feel stronger. Some of them I just disliked doing, but I feel like they definitely made me stronger…each week I got more and more strong and confident in doing them [exercises].
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Theme: Physical Functioning
I have a little bit more stamina too. [This program] helped me not just lay around when I was hurting. It helped me get up and do something even when I am hurting. Usually I’d be stuck inside the house and I didn’t feel like going out and doing stuff…I’m hanging out with more friends…exercising and taking walks. [Going up] stairs are easier… [and] doing chores like vacuuming. It did improve my activity, like my physical activity a lot, but I want to do more. I want to be more physical and everything.
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Theme: Reduction in Physical Symptoms
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Theme: Sleep
Before the study I couldn’t go a whole day without taking a nap and now I go almost every day. I would have to take naps, like long naps [2 hours] but I haven’t been taking as many naps and if I do they are shorter maybe 15 to 45 minutes. I sleep better, probably because I don’t take naps during the day. I am very tired at night. I fall asleep faster and I don’t stay up as long. I have so much energy…I just really forgot what it feels like to feel ok. I honestly never thought I would say that I don’t sleep throughout the day anymore. Before this I didn’t have energy to do anything…the exercises gave me a lot of energy.
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| Representative Quotes from Domain 7: Continued Physical Activity Participation |
I’m going to plan on making a schedule and one day…walk for 25 minutes and the other day doing tennis. Yeah [I plan to continue these activities] and I am hoping to start practicing soccer on the weekends with my coach. We joined the YMCA during this… I want to actually do yoga with a yoga instructor and um I want to try Pilates. I am going to do aquatics at the [sports center]. I’m definitely more likely to ride that bike, or go on a walk or to the Y. I am going to try and continue all of them [the activities]. I liked dancing… I may start walking at night and I’d like to do a jog I actually do yoga like maybe twice a week.
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