Table 1 Themes, subthemes and illustrating quotes mentioned as aspects of MQ observation
Themesb | Subthemes: Observation MQa | Subthemes: Interpretation MQa | Excerpts of the answers to Question I: ‘I look at ….’ |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Movement pattern Observation: 469 codes, 46.3% Interpretation: 85 codes, 8.4% | a. Movement pattern (169 codes) |  | ‘The whole movement’ |
b. Position and interaction of: - pelvis, vertebrae, trunk (115 codes) - lower extremities (75 codes) - upper extremities (29 codes) | ‘Lumbopelvic rhythm’ ‘Also with the relationship between leg, spine, and shoulder positioning’ ‘The amount of the knee flexion’ ‘Position of the shoulders’; ‘Whether the arms swing loosely’ | ||
c. Posture/alignment (25 codes) | ‘Posture’; ‘Alignment’; ‘Total body position’ | ||
d. Muscle strength (28 codes) | ‘Whether the patient’s legs or back are engaged in the movement’ | ||
e. Mobility of the joints (28 codes) | ‘The ability of the joint to perform the specific movement’ | ||
|  | f. Compensation (40 codes) | ‘Compensatory movements’ | |
g. Protection from pain and strain (23 codes) | ‘Prevention of strain’ | ||
h. Functional movement (19 codes) | ‘Goal achievement’ | ||
i. Conscious movement (3 codes) | ‘When the patient is aware of the performance’ | ||
2. Motor control Observation: 173 codes, 17.0% Interpretation: 78 codes, 7.7% | a. Coordination (60 codes) |  | ‘The cooperation of the muscles’ |
b. Balance (45 codes) | ‘I look at balance’ | ||
c. Speed (44 codes) | ‘Fast, slow’; ‘Speed of the action’ | ||
d. Symmetry (17 codes) | ‘Asymmetric posture’ | ||
e. Respiration (7 codes) | ‘How respiration is performed’ | ||
f. Fluency (78 codes) | ‘Whether the movement is fluent, harmonious, stiff, limber, supple…?’ | ||
3. Environment Observation: 51 codes, 5.0% | a. Used support (35 codes) |  | ‘Whether the patient uses the armrest of the chair’ |
b. Use of assistive products or help (8 codes) | ‘The use of devices’ | ||
c. Ergonomics (8 codes) | ‘The distance from the person to the object that was picked up’ | ||
4. Non-verbal expressions Interpretation: 89 codes, 8.8% |  | a. Pain (39 codes) | ‘Whether someone moves without pain’ |
b. Body language (20 codes) | ‘Facial expressions’ | ||
c. Exertion (24 codes) | ‘The apparent difficulty of the movement’ | ||
|  |  | d. Auditory signs (6 codes) | ‘Verbal expressions of the patient’; ‘What do I hear (e.g. sigh, shuffle)?’ |