Analysis
arthritis-related
Quantitative data: including physical performance assessment and questionnaire data were analyzed using STATA (Version 14, Stata Corp, Texas, USA) to produce descriptive statistics to explore physical performance and arthritis-related symptoms and beliefs collected at baseline, follow-up and 18-weeks. Satisfaction with the WWE programme, both, overall and with specific components (e.g., length, topics) were asked at follow-up and 18-weeks.Qualitative data: including participant and stakeholder interviews, were stored and analyzed by the researchers using NVivo Software (V12, QSR International Pty Ltd). Interview transcripts were imported into the software as individual cases to allow each participant to be identified by predetermined attributes such as group membership.An interpretive approach to understand the meanings of participants’ accounts was taken. Transparency in the ­process of data analysis provides a robust approach and allows for possible replication of the findings [Integration of qualitative and quantitative data was undertaken, with data presented in a joint analysis display table (Joint analysis display of qualitative and quantitative data convergence and corroboration
