Table 3.
Codes and categories summarizing useful and helpful aspects of COPCA
| Category | Code |
|---|---|
| Home‐based intervention | Adapted to the conditions at home/own environment |
| Intervention at home | |
| Home equipment applicable | |
| Integration in daily activities/care | Part of daily routine |
| Adapted to daily requirements | |
| Benefit for the infant | Developmental progress child |
| Child more relaxed | |
| Changes child | |
| Better results | |
| Feeling of success of the child | |
| Properly varied and challenging for the child | |
| Challenging for the child | |
| More support/strengthening child | |
| Support from the therapist (coach) | Hints to support the infant |
| Good realisable hints | |
| Received good support | |
| Received confirmation | |
| To attain competences | Supporting my infant by myself |
| Setting goals by myself | |
| To do by myself | |
| Learned to understand my infant | |
| Learned to play with my infant | |
| Better recognition of impairments and strengthens of my child | |
| Communication | Talking about worries |
| Getting answer to questions | |
| To talk with my partner | |
| Attitude of therapist (coach) | Impression of therapist's (coach's) competences |
| Patient and sympathetic therapist | |
| Goal setting | Set every week reachable goals |
Abbreviation: COPCA, COPing with and CAring for infants with special needs.