Subtheme	Study	Direct participant data	Author description of data
Self‐efficacy	Petursdottir 2010	"I worked out new ways to cope, to keep my arthritis from getting in the way too much." p.1018.	The personality traits of adaptability and initiative had a strong influence on the exercise behaviour of the participants. They described the importance of not letting the OA control their lives, although its existence should be recognized and respected. p.1018.
	Stone 2015	"Not only does it hurt when you [move], but it would hurt the next day. The pain never lets you forget…and believe me, I don't. The only thing I can do is not do it again. Avoid exercise, avoid the pain." p.9.	Low exercise self‐efficacy was consistently mentioned by other participants. Low levels of self‐efficacy demotivated participants from physical activity as they did not believe they could successfully perform a task without exacerbating their current pain levels. In addition to fear of pain on a daily basis (pre‐exercise) and fear of exacerbating pain during exercise, participants also expressed fear of experiencing pain after exercise of which they were determined to avoid. This fear avoidance of physical pain seemed to provide participants with a "logical" rationale for avoiding activity. p.9.