Table 2.
Examples of condensed meaning units, codes, sub-categories, and general categories
| Condensed meaning unit | Code | Sub-category | General category | Research question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I'm aware of my risk factors because of family history of the diseases | Awareness of risk factors (experiences with relatives) | |||
| Mother started using AD medications quite late, but I would like to get the medications as soon as possible | Will to get early treatment (experiences with relatives) | |||
| My mother's AD would have progressed faster without the medications | Faster progression without medications (experiences with relatives) | Increased awareness and knowledge due to family history and/or indirect experiences | ||
| I'm familiar with CVD and cognitive disorders because my father has both diseases | Familiar with cognitive disorders (experiences with relatives) | |||
| I'm sure family history plays a role, my mother-in-law's mother and all my aunts had AD | Family history plays a role (experiences with relatives) | Knowledge and beliefs linked to and obtained through family history and/or indirect experiences | Knowledge of cognitive disorders and prevention | |
| My mother-in-law's deterioration started when her husband died and she was depressed | Difficult situation in life/depression is a risk factor (experiences with relatives) | |||
| One parent had AD and the other had CVD, so I don't know if the risk factors are same or different | Not knowing if CVD and cognitive disorders share the same risk factors (experiences with relatives) | |||
| My brother had a healthy diet, he exercised, was slim and didn't smoke or drink, but still got AD | Getting AD despite of having healthy lifestyle (experiences with relatives) | Uncertainty about the cause and risk factors due to family history and/or indirect experiences | ||
| I don't know what caused AD in my aunts as they all had different situations in life | Not knowing the cause (experiences with relatives) |