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Table 1 Example of the analytic process for each of three categories

From: Primary care nurses’ perceptions and experiences of patients being overweight or obese as well as visions and attitudes about working with lifestyle issues: a qualitative interview study

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It is important to talk in a good way so that you do not offend the person in front of you and encourage what is good; do not to complain too much about what does not work… do not use pointers because it is very sensitive to discuss overweight due to the psychological, social and other implications.

It is important to talk so that you do not offend the patient and encourage what is good and do not use pointers. Overweight is loaded mentally and socially.

encouraging patient meetings

A good patient meeting creates conditions for lifestyle changes.

Primary care nurses wish to promote health and prevent illness.

One might think that the food market, the stores have a great responsibility that takes in all these unhealthy goods and how they are then distributing them in the store. If you go shopping and are hungry, it is difficult to resist and you might just grab a bag of sweets on the way out.

The food market has a great responsibility that takes in and distributes unhealthy goods in the store. If you shop hungry, then maybe you grab a bag of sweets.

The responsibility of the food market

Regulation of the food market

Arenas for health promotion in society

You feel if you have worked for a year with a patient and no change happens. So, then you have to pause and give them some time to mature. They have to somehow land in their own motivation. They need to build a greater self-motivation and a greater confidence in their own ability to cope with making a change in their lifestyle.

If you have worked with a patient for a long time and nothing happens, you have to pause and let the patient find their motivation and confidence in their own ability to make a lifestyle change.

To sometimes paus the patient visits

The patient’s motivation determines the outcome

Support patients to change their behaviour