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Interview schedule |
| I wonder if you could tell me about why you agreed to take part in this study. |
| Overweight and obesity |
| Weight problems and obesity are in the news a lot. |
| • I wonder if you could tell me what you think obesity means. How would you explain it to someone? |
| • How would you define a normal/healthy weight? (Are they the same thing?) |
| • What do you think influences peoples views about this? |
| Diet |
| • What would you describe as a healthy diet? |
| • Does the diet you normally eat differ from this-if so in what way? |
| • What do you think influences people in the choices they make about what |
| they eat? |
| Physical activity |
| • What do you regard as physical activity? |
| • How important do you think it is? (-views on frequency, time, and amount of exertion/-is it walking, running, housework?) |
| • Is it equally important for everyone- are there groups of people who should or shouldn't do much exercise? |
| Diabetes |
| • Do you know what diabetes is? How would you describe it to someone else? (causes/symptoms/how do people get it/who gets it/do you think is it becoming more or less common/why might that be?) |
| • Do you know if diabetes is linked to any other health conditions? |
| • Do you know anything about the ways in which diabetes can be prevented? |
| Conclusion |
| Are there things that we have not discussed but which you would have wanted us to discuss? |
Weaver et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:311 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-311 |