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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2016 Feb 15;99(7):1162–1169. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.02.008

Table 4.

Content coding frequencies—nutrition.

Schema category description Sub-code description Frequency
Adolescents
Things I could do Eat healthy 8
Don’t eat when not hungry 3
Don’t eat unhealthy 2
Family patterns (schedule) 1
Motivation (be serious) 1
Reasons I might do these things Family support 2
Reasons I might not do these things Family patterns (schedule) 11
Unhealthy eating habits 7
Confused (not seeing results) 6
People say things 3
Lack of motivation 2
Bored eating 2
Caregivers
Things adolescents could do Take responsibility 5
Eat healthy 1
Don’t eat unhealthy 1
Things I could do Healthy food (meals, shopping) 12
Programs 5
No unhealthy food 5
Family support 4
Motivation (try harder) 2
Family patterns (schedule) s 1
Reasons I might do these things 0
Reasons adolescents might not do these things Unhealthy eating habits 12
Not taking responsibility 4
Lack of motivation/teen 2
Reasons I might not do these things Lack of motivation/family 9
Junk food once in a while 5
Confused (no results) 5
Cost 4
Family patterns (schedule) 2
Unhealthy eating habits/family 1
Other 2