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Table 2 Description of the movement coaching intervention (see [18])

From: Health coaching for promoting physical activity in low back pain patients: a secondary analysis on the usage and acceptance

Approach

Time

Main objectives

(1) Telephone Coaching

Week 8 after inpatient rehabilitation

Establishing a solid relationship of trust, current physical activity behaviour of the patient, barriers and facilitators to transfer physical activity plans in daily living, further planning in physical activity activities

Week 12 after inpatient rehabilitation

Current physical activity behaviour of the patient, barriers and facilitators to transfer physical activity plans in daily living, further planning in physical activity activities

(2) Internet based aftercare

Web 2.0-platform (until 12 months after inpatient rehabilitation)

Target group specific information on physical activity and low back pain, communication platform

(3) Face-to-face contact

Inpatient rehabilitation, week 2

Motivation, perceived consequences of physical activity behaviour: Health-related risk perception, self-efficacy beliefs, planning individual physical activity after rehabilitation

Inpatient rehabilitation, week 3

Planning individual physical activity after rehabilitation, self-efficacy beliefs, barriers and solution strategy, networking; places to be physically active at home