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Table 3 Fitting the codes into the Theoretical Domains Framework

From: Exercise and physical activity in asylum seekers in Northern England; using the theoretical domains framework to identify barriers and facilitators

Behavioural change domain

Description of codes

Knowledge

English as an additional language

Lack of understanding of recommended levels of physical activity

Skills

Skills from ‘back home’

Beliefs about capability

Stress and ‘being an asylum seeker’

Mental and physical health

Varying confidence levels

Belief about consequences

Impact on physical and mental health

Motivation and goals (intention)

Competing priorities

Good motivators

Memory, attention and decision processes

Living in limbo

Environmental context and resources

Living in poverty

Living in a foreign place

The weather

Social influences

Housemates and family influences

Cultural and social factors back home