Table 1 Codes, clusters and themes generated through thematic analysis
From: Exploring the influences on men’s engagement with weight loss services: a qualitative study
Code | Cluster | Subtheme | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
Motivation; Family weight issues, experiences of others | Motivation | Fear as a motivation for change | |
Medical problems; doctor instructions; involvement of medical staff; referral; reluctance to see GP; told what to do | Medical drivers | ||
Fear; consequences of weight; fear of ageing | Fear | ||
Trigger; weight creeping on; denial of weight problems in the past; kidding yourself | Denial until trigger | ||
Women’s club; female environment; program experiences; drop out; feeling self-conscious | Minority | Female dominated services | Attitudes towards existing weight loss services |
Gender differences; opinions about men; stigma; being manly; social pressures; feeling self-conscious; competition | Male identity | ||
Social pressures; social life; stigma; female influence (wife/partner); sense of belonging | Lack peer support | ||
Gender-sensitised programmes; patronising, embarrassing; program experiences; female environment; opinions about groups | Format of typical services | Incompatibility of existing services for men | |
Commercial weight loss preconceptions; misperceptions; preconceptions; strict diets; calorie counting | Preconceptions |