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Table 3 Themes adolescents and parents

From: A smartphone application as a personalized treatment tool for adolescents with overweight: an explorative qualitative study

Themes adolescents

Subtheme

% Belgium

(n = 5)

% the Netherlands

(n = 10)

% France

(n = 15)

% Total

(n = 30)

Healthy behavior

     
 

Nutrition

100

100

100

100

 

Physcial activity

100

100

100

100

 

Mental health

0

40

53

40

 

Sleep

0

50

0

16.67

 

Physical health

0

0

67

33.33

Unhealthy behavior

     
 

Nutrition

80

90

100

93.33

 

Physcial activity

60

60

100

80

 

Mental health

40

10

53

36.67

 

Sleep

0

30

0

10

 

Physical health

0

0

60

30

Drivers healthy behavior

     
 

Internal motivation

40

60

0

26.67

 

Environmental influence

    
 

       Parents

    
 

           Nutrition

100

70

0

40

 

           Physical activity

80

20

0

20

 

       Siblings

    
 

           Nutrition

20

10

0

6.67

 

           Physical activity

20

20

0

10

 

       Friends

    
 

           Nutrition

0

40

0

13.33

 

           Physical activity

0

40

0

13.33

 

       The people you love

    
 

           Nutrition

0

0

53

26.67

 

           Physical activity

0

0

53

26.67

 

       Social media

    
 

           Motivation

20

40

0

16.67

 

           Physical activity

0

0

53

16.67

Drivers unhealthy behavior

     
 

Internal motivation

20

30

0

13.33

 

Feelings

0

0

100

50

 

Environmental influence

    
 

       Temptation

80

70

0

36.67

 

       Parents

    
 

           Nutrition

40

80

53

60

 

           Physical activity

20

0

60

33.33

 

       Siblings

    
 

           Nutrition

80

30

0

23.33

 

       Friends

    
 

           Nutrition

20

60

40

43.33

 

       Social media

    
 

           Nutrition

0

20

53

33.33

 

           Physical activity

0

10

67

36.67

 

       Environment

    
 

           Physical activity

0

0

60

30

Needs eHealth application

     
 

Monitoring

    
 

       Physical activity

40

40

73

56.67

 

       Weight

0

0

67

33.33

 

Information/tips

    
 

       Inspiration

40

60

0

26.67

 

       Physical activity

0

0

100

50

 

       Nutrition

0

0

100

50

 

       Lifestyle

0

0

100

50

 

Increase motivation

    
 

       Rewarders

0

20

0

6.67

 

       Challenges

20

10

0

6.67

 

       Reminders

0

10

0

3.33

 

       Setting goals

40

30

80

56.67

 

       Sharing with friends

40

30

67

50

 

Look and feel

    
 

       Personalize

40

20

0

13.33

 

       Secure chat

0

0

93

46.67

Themes parents

     

Healthy behavior

 

Nutrition

 

100

100

100

 

Physcial activity

 

89

100

94

 

Mental health

 

0

100

47

 

Sleep

 

22

63

41

Unhealthy behavior

     
 

Nutrition

 

78

100

88

 

Physcial activity

 

22

100

59

Drivers healthy behavior

     
 

Internal factors

    
 

       Feelings

 

0

100

47

 

Environmental influence

    
 

       Parents

    
 

           Nutrition: modelling

 

78

50

65

 

           Rewarding

 

33

0

18

Drivers unhealthy behavior

Stress: emotional eating

 

56

0

29

 

Environmental influence

    
 

       Temptation

 

33

0

18

 

       Parents

    
 

           Nutrition: modelling

 

33

0

18

 

       Friends

 

44

0

24

Needs eHealth application

     
 

       Monitoring

    
 

           Physical activity

 

56

0

29

 

           Weight

 

56

0

29

 

           Nutrition

 

56

0

29

 

       Information/tips

    
 

           Facts

 

67

0

35

 

           Physical activity

 

0

88

41

 

           Nutrition

 

0

75

35

 

           Lifestyle

 

0

75

35

 

       Increase motivation

    
 

           Rewarders

 

44

88

65

 

           Challenges

 

33

75

53

 

           Setting goals

 

11

0

6

 

           Sharing with friends

 

22

0

12

 

       Look and feel

    
 

           Personalize

 

78

0

41

 

           User friendly

 

0

63

29

Education healthy lifestyle: difficult

  

78

0

41