Table 1.

SEEI components, strategies, and techniques

Components	Strategies	Specific techniques
Individual past experience	• Setting achievable goals • Providing information on the benefits of functional exercise • Providing positive feedback	• Consulting with patients to develop functional exercise goals at different stages; making plans on when, where, and how to conduct regular physical activities • Providing information on the risk factors of a sedentary lifestyle and the advantages of functional exercise • Identifying postoperative rehabilitation challenges through discussion • Providing positive feedback on patient accomplishments
Vicarious experience	Sharing cases of successful rehabilitation	• Sharing previous success stories to build confidence • Introducing the successful experiences of others to encourage patients to complete physical activities in the following months
Verbal persuasion	Verbal encouragement, explanation, and persuasion	• Describing the benefits of physical activities • Asserting that patients have the ability to self-manage • Providing positive feedback on the patient’s efforts and giving verbal encouragement • Reinforcing the past and present successes or accomplishments of patients
Supporting patients physically and emotionally	• Developing strategies to cope with barriers • Help to seek social support	• Assessing patient expression of anxiety and depression • Identifying individual barriers to and resources for physical activity • Providing strategies for dealing with barriers and coping in the future (postsurgery; significance of social support)