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Table 3 Examples from the process of analysing the data using qualitative content analysis

From: ‘Managing pieces of a personal puzzle’ — Older people’s experiences of self-management falls prevention exercise guided by a digital program or a booklet

Examples of meaning units

Examples of condensed meaning units

Examples of codes

Sub-categories

Category

I’ve done the instruction so many times that it’s in my head now so to speak.

It is in my head after doing it several times

It is in my head

Learning the program

Evolving my acquired knowledge

You want to use the app even though you know the exercises and know what to do. So I turned it on every time even though I know how to do them.

Know the exercises and know what to do

Knowing what to do

I think it has worked well. You see how you’re supposed to do the exercise and after a while you come to a conclusion how.

See how exercises are performed and come to a conclusion

Coming to the conclusion how

Developing reflection

When I’m in the kitchen working you think about these things. That you can do it even though you don’t have a training session but you use the knowledge you gained.

Using the knowledge you gained

Using new knowledge

  

Identifying possibilities