140 | Chapter 7 Table 7.6. Characteristics of the older adults receiving the FPP who participated in the focus groups. Number of participants (%) Age (years)a FPP participants Therapists Stakeholders 76.7 (SD 5.7) 41.6 (SD 17.5) 50 (SD 20.1) Sex (female)b FPP participants Therapists Stakeholders 21 (63.6%) 4 (80%) 8 (72.7%) Number of years of working experience in functiona Therapists Stakeholders 18.2 (SD 15.4) 9.9 (SD 13.2) Therapistsa Number of years certified as In Balance therapist Total number of In Balance programs provided 4.8 (SD 1.6) 5.8 (SD.4) a Presented as mean (standard deviation, SD); b Presented as n (percentage). SPPB = Short Physical Performance Battery Focus groups A total of 838 open codes were collated, formed and divided over sixteen axial codes. These axial codes were combined into six ultimate themes, which are elaborated below. See Table 7.7 for an overview of the themes with corresponding facilitators.
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