Domain | Sample questions |
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Perceived health risks of obesity | Why do you think health providers (doctors, nurses) advise Veterans like yourselves to lose weight? |
Causes of overweight; Barriers to achieving a healthy lifestyle | Why do Veterans like yourselves tend to be overweight? |
(Probes: stress, finances, reasons for poor choices) | |
Weight loss attempts | Have you ever tried to lose weight? How? |
Perceptions of obesity care within VHA primary care | Who at the VHA has discussed your weight with you? |
Who at the VHA should help overweight and obese patients to lose weight? | |
How can we better help people to lose weight at the VHA? | |
Experiences/perceptions of the MOVE! program | Tell me about your experiences with the MOVE! program. |
Experiences /perceptions of goal setting | If we talk about goals, what comes to mind? |
What kinds of plans or goals could you make that would help you lose weight? | |
Experiences/perceptions using technology to assist with healthy lifestyle management | Describe how these devices [smart phones, laptop/desktop computers, tablets, self-monitoring devices] could help you to improve your health. |