Table 1: Complementary quantitative and qualitative data. The CIPIC Rehab Study.

Quantitative Data Collected Through Questionaries, Patient Medical Records And Survey With Closed-Ended Questions

Qualitative Data Collected Through Semi-Structured Focus Group Interviews And Survey Open-Ended Questions

Walking Distance

·        Treadmill test, maximal walking distance

·        6-min walking test

·        Self-reported walking distance before claudication appears

Walking Distance

·        Experiences with walking

·        Managing physical activity and burning leg pain

 

Physical Activity

·        Level of physical activity/30 min/day

·        Use of pedometer and logbook

·        30-second chair stand test

Physical Activity

·        What motivates physical activity?

·        How do pedometer, logbook impact physical activity

The Vascular Quality Of Life Questionnaire

The Hospital Anxiety And Depression Scale

·        Condition in the legs compared to baseline

The Vascular Quality Of Life Questionnaire

The Hospital Anxiety And Depression Scale

·        Ability to walk and feeling better mentally

Healthy diet

·        Nutritional screening

·        Fat-fish-fruit green score (‘hjertekost’)

·        Changes in the score

·        Bmi and waist measurements

Healthy diet

·        Was advice from the dietician useful?

·        Impact on changes?

Participation in the intervention

·        Exercise sessions (physiotherapist)

·        Education (vascular nurse)

·        Education (dietician)

Participation in the intervention

·        What do you think about the sessions with the physiotherapist, nurse and dietitian?

Components in the rehabilitation programme

·        Duration

·        Content

·        Setting

Components in the rehabilitation programme

·        How should the ideal rehabilitation programme be?