Table 3 Main findings
From: Weight control in older adults with knee osteoarthritis: a qualitative study
Themes | |
|---|---|
Weight-control strategies | • Control diet (n = 51) • Exercise and control diet together (n = 15) |
Facilitators of weight control | • A desire for good health (n = 45) • Wanting to improve walking ability or mobility (n = 37) • Perceiving that one had gained weight (n = 34) • Wanting to look good (n = 11) • Advice from healthcare providers (n = 9) |
Barriers to weight control | • Perceiving that dietary control was not needed (n = 36) • Difficulty controlling appetite (n = 10) • Dietary control was difficult (n = 7) • Not eating caused physical discomfort (n = 7) |