Table 3 Sample Coded Text for Perceptions of Various Terms to Promote Weight Management Programs among Non-participants
Perceptions of “Health and Diet” | |
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Longevity and Improved Health | “The better you eat, the better you feel, and the longer you’ll be around for your kids. I have high blood pressure, but I’m on two different blood pressure medications and that was a wake-up call for me. I’m gonna get fit, I’m gonna eat right, or I’m gonna die. So, having nutrition and diet is everything.” |
Perceptions of “Weight Management Program” | |
Overwhelm and Defeat | “Well for me, when I hear weight management, I think about all those negatives. I can no longer have, I feel deprived. I go to the negative part, instead of thinking about the positive part – what it’s going to do for me, the health and the finding myself again and all those different things. So, I don’t think about the positive. It’s all negative.” |
Perceptions of “Nutrition and Physical Activity Program” | |
Positive and Approachable | “It’s a little better than weight management because to me that sounds like exercise and eating healthy, the two … So when I look at the portions and eating healthy and exercise, the two, I think of that term.” |