Priority Setting of Physical Activity Barriers and Facilitators Among Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nominal Group Technique Study
An erratum to this article was published (J Rheumatol, 1 Nov 2025 ↗)
Authors' conclusion
Our study highlighted key PA determinants related to capability, opportunity, and motivation.
Study context
- Population
- Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recruited from past research participants3 sessions
- Participants
- 14 individuals
- Outcome
- Key PA determinants (barriers and facilitators) for individuals with RA, rated for importance from 1 to 9 and mapped with the Behavior Change Wheel (BCW)
Methodological detailsnominal group technique, patient-centered, purposive sampling, content analysis, Behavior Change Wheel mapping
- Nominal group technique
- Patient-centered
- Purposive sampling
- Content analysis
- Behavior Change Wheel mapping
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Physical activity (PA) barriers identified
- 22
- PA facilitators identified
- 25
- Categories: personal, social, physical, and environmental
- 4
- Importance of top 3 barriers (unpredictable fluctuations, fatigue, lack of RA-specific PA knowledge)
- 7.1-7.4/9
- Importance of top 3 facilitators (motivation to maintain function, knowledge to tailor PA, PA self-confidence)
- 7.6-7.9/9
- Capability-related determinants after theoretical mapping
- 3
- Opportunity-related determinants after theoretical mapping
- 6
- Motivation-related determinants after theoretical mapping
- 4
Further findings
Participant characteristics
- Mean age, years (SD 13.4)
- 58.1
- Mean years with RA (SD 21.8)
- 20.0
- Female
- 86%
- White
- 79%
- Some university/college education
- 86%
- Mean Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire (GLTEQ) leisure score index (SD 18.4; > 24 = active); all participants physically active
- 43.3
Original publication
Priority Setting of Physical Activity Barriers and Facilitators Among Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nominal Group Technique Study. J Rheumatol. Published 25 July 2025. doi:10.
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