Main theme | Struggle for a meaningful life during transition related to obesity treatment | ||
Sub-themes | Challenges related to self-existence | Challenges related to treatment-support | Challenges related to inner and outer control |
Categories (examples) | Blaming oneself as a result of shame and self-contempt Detecting how the food has been an emotional regulator Seeking adjustment and recovery towards a new life | Being ambivalent to treatment choice in the decision-making process Trusting clinicians’ competence before and after treatment | Changing their opinion about how satisfied they were with treatment Feeling rapid transformations as bodily sensation changes |