Table 1.

Themes and Sample Open-Ended Responses

	Theme	Examples of open-ended responses
1	Improved diet	“eating healthier” “drinking more water” “trying to manage a balanced meal” “changed the way I eat by reading labels more”
2	Increased physical activity	“be active” “walking a bit more” “exercising more often” “always make time to take a walk” “do things manually when I can”
3	Better emotional, mental, and spiritual health	“Helping one another is a good positive outlook on life and helping our daily life and self-worth amen” “good positive outlook on life” “change my health to be happier” “I try and stay away from negative people that put my self-esteem down” “my health is important and I'm worth it” “I choose to be more through prayer and love for myself and family”
4	Better collaborative/relational/social health choices	“find a partner to walk with” “helping one another” “contribute my experience” “more…love for myself and family” “I help my sister a lot and give her my support”
5	Increased education seeking	“Read and study the binder” “read labels more” “looking forward to learning more” “helped me understand the value of health”
6	Increased active medical care	“take care of myself; get physical exam” “take medications daily” “Living better. I'm diabetic and now taking care of myself”
7	Better self-care awareness and action	“Living a better healthy lifestyle” “Taking better care of my health and body”

Note: Responses were typed into a tablet computer by participants. Some minor spelling corrections were made.