A Two-Phased Pilot Study Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of the Cognitively Enriched Walking Program “Take a Walk with Your Brain” for Older Adults
Table 3
Coding tree walk-along interviews (Phase I).
Code
Subcode
Reasons for a positive experience
Difficulty was just right
Good weather conditions
Task promotes self-efficacy through enactive mastery
Reasons for a negative experience
Difficulty
Duration
Competition
Shame/fear
Safety
Task hindered by…
Childish
Boring/monotonous
Do not see the benefit of it/task is not perceived as mandatory/walking on its own is enough
Weather conditions were bad
Task is not appropriate for combination with walking/would rather not do the task while walking
Because one cannot enjoy rest/silence/nature/relaxation
Because one cannot talk enough with others
Because one is not focused enough for performing the task
Without specified reason
Suggestions for or comments on the cognitive tasks
