interview guide for a a descriptive exploratory study MS. Nursing LSN, UOL Lahore

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INTERVIEW GUIDE
Topic: Exploring the factors affecting weight loss management among obese nurses working
at public health care sectors
Time: 15 to 35 Minutes
Venue: Hospital (Nurses Offices, head nurse office other rooms specifically allocated for the
nurses)
Number of participants: Individually face to face interview
Study Plan: Exploring the facilitators and Barriers affecting to weight management among
female nurses at different hospital of South Punjab, Pakistan
An exploratory qualitative study with a public health focus was carried out in health set up.
Probing was used throughout the open ended, semi-structured in-depth interview of the
participants.
PARAMETER QUESTIONS QUESTIONS EXAMPLES (Probing)
Introduction Introduce yourself  Tell me about yourself.
Experience Of
Obesity
What is your experience about
weight loss management?  What is your experience about weight
loss?
 How obesity be cured or manage
through changes life style?
 Discuss any strategy for weight loss
that was successful!
 Do people with obesity have a greater
risk of diseases.
 Do you have any other thoughts on the
obesity?
 How to measure it?
 What are the complications of
obesity?
 How obesity affect daily living
activities of life?
1) INTERNAL FACTORS ( individual) are motivations to weight loss, keeping daily record of
food intake, stress and coping strategies
Motivation For
Weight Loss
Management
What makes it worth to weight
loss management for you ?
How ready do you feel to
change your eating patterns
 Why is it really important to get into
shape?
 Is it important to involve in weight
loss management?

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and/or lifestyle behaviors?  If yes: how important?
 why is it important?
 If no: why is it not important?
 Why do you want to lose weight or
not?
 What were your plans to lose weight?
 Any specific plan for weight loss, and
time period you follow a weight loss
plan.
Keeping Daily Record
Of Food Intake
(Nutrition/Food
Habits)
Why is it essential to keep daily
record of calories you intake?
 What strategies have worked for you
in the past to weight loss and how?,
keeping daily record of food diary or
any-other?
 What is healthy nutrition, in your
opinion?
 How will you describe your food
habits, as healthy or unhealthy?
 What is healthy nutrition?
 How much calories to intake per day?
 How you to maintain the record of
food you intake per day?
 Do you have regular meals? Yes or no
explain it!
 How do you eat during work days?
Stress And Coping How does stress affect daily
activities of life and how to
manage it?
 What is stress?
 What causes stress?
 How do you recognize stress in your
life?
 How you manage when getting
anger/fear or any emotionally disturb
situation?
 Have you been under stress recently?
 How does stress affect you?
 When often and why you you engage
yourself into pleasurable situation?
1) EXTERNAL FACTOR (interpersonal, community) are work place environment, family habits,
Sleep pattern (duty shift change).
Work Place
Environment
(Physical Activity
And Food Habits )
How much a work place
environment changes the habit
of a person regarding weight
loss management?
 Where you were working and now are
working?
 How would you handle a difficult
patient?
 How do you handle workplace stress?
 What do you do if your replacement
does not arrive?
 How would you handle a

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disagreement with a doctor or staff or
other health workers?
 Describe how you manage a busy
workload.
 How can improvements be made?
Duty Shift Change What is your schedule of diet /
exercise and sleep during duty
shift change i.e.
morning/evening/night?
 How many hours do you usually sleep
during night?
 Do you sleep during day time?
 Do you have any trouble regarding
sleep?
 Do you think your peers have any
trouble with their sleeping habits?
 What can be obstacles for good
sleeping habits?
 What about internet use and social
media as obstacles?
Family Habits,
What should the family do to
maintain healthy weight?
How does lifestyle affect weight
management?
 How do you deal with a family
member about your weight?
 What factors can affect one’s lifestyle
and weight management?
 How does lifestyle affect weight
management?
 What changes can families make to
reduce childhood obesity?
 How will you promote a healthful
lifestyle to your family and friends?
Concluding question Explain any other comments
about weight loss diets.
 Are there any other things of
importance that you want to mention?