Table 2.
Number of responses identified as representing key concepts and categories.
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Reason
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| Key concept | #1 | #2 | #3 | Category | #1 | #2 | #3 |
| Contribute to research | 18 | 8 | 4 | Interest in AD | 22 | 9 | 7 |
| In memory of someone with AD | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Have someone with AD | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||
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| Commitment | 8 | 2 | 0 | Commitment | 8 | 2 | 0 |
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| Accessibility of exercise | 4 | 3 | 3 | Opportunity to exercise |
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| Free Exercise | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Regular Exercise (habit, routine) | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
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| Improve Fitness | 1 | 2 | 0 | Exercise benefits |
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| Lose Weight | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | |
| Enjoy exercise | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Mental Health Benefits | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Physical Health Benefits | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Health information | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Protect against AD | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
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| Social (General) | 2 | 3 | 8 | Social | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| Social (AD) | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Group motivation | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Instructors | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| To be with a family member | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
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| Told to exercise | 1 | 0 | 0 | Miscellaneous | not calculated | ||
| Transition to retirement | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Reimbursement | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Competition | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Note: AD = Alzheimer’s disease; Totals may be larger than the total number of participants because some responses included more than one key concept and/or could be coded into more than one emergent category.