Competency categories | Subcategories | Characteristics |
---|---|---|
Professional expertise | Theoretical knowledge | Anatomy, physiology and pathology |
 |  | Pathology-specific exercise therapy |
 | Practical skills | Exercise demonstration |
Didactic-methodological competence | Topic selection | Patient participation |
 |  | Coherent structure and sequence of topics |
 |  | Topic variety |
 | Exercise selection |  |
 | Teaching method | Exercise instruction |
 |  | Dealing with language barriers |
 | Volitional strategies | Illustrated exercise handouts |
 |  | Affordable and readily available training equipment |
Personal competence | Empathy | Â |
 | Friendliness |  |
 | Humor |  |
 | Affinity for sports and exercise |  |
 | Authenticity |  |
Social-communicative competence | Motivation | Verbal encouragement |
 |  | Monitoring and highlighting progress using objective performance tests |
 |  | Group cohesion |
 | Patient-centered care | Addressing fears and uncertainties |
 |  | Taking care of every patient |
 |  | Addressing patients by their family name |
 | Group facilitation |  |
 | Feedback | Giving feedback |
 |  | Asking for feedback |
 | Professional boundaries |  |