Table 2 Top-three barriers for planning or achieving behavior change of participants in both study groups for five lifestyle objectives
Motivational barriers ‡ | Intervention group | N (%) * | Usual care group | N (%) * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight loss | 1. Weight is healthy | 29 (40) | 1. Weight is healthy | 24 (35) |
2. Satisfied with weight | 19 (26) | 2. Satisfied with weight | 24 (35) | |
3. Achieved my goals | 5 (7) | 3. Achieved my goals | 3 (4) | |
Increase dietary fibre intake | 1. Eat enough dietary fibre | 59 (60) | 1. Eat enough dietary fibre | 49 (54) |
2. Satisfied with what I eat | 10 (10) | 2. Satisfied with what I eat | 9 (10) | |
3. Already took dietary fibre into account in diet | 5 (5) | 3. Already took dietary fibre into account in diet | 8 (9) | |
Reduce fat intake | 1. Diet does not contain too much fat | 44 (56) | 1. Diet does not contain too much fat | 29 (48) |
2. Already took fat intake into account in diet | 12 (15) | 2. Already took fat intake into account in diet | 14 (23) | |
3. Satisfied with what I eat | 4 (5) | 3. Satisfied with health | 6 (10) | |
Reduce saturated fat intake | 1. Diet does not contain too much saturated fat | 23 (37) | 1. Already took saturated fat into account in diet | 16 (28) |
2. Already took saturated fat into account in diet | 14 (23) | 2. Diet does not contain too much saturated fat | 9 (16) | |
3. Satisfied with what I eat | 6 (10) | 3. Lack of knowledge | 8 (14) | |
Increase physical exercise | 1. Have enough exercise | 55 (66) | 1.Have enough exercise | 68 (69) |
2. Physical inabilities | 16 (19) | 2. Physical inabilities | 18 (18) | |
3. Not enough time | 3 (4) | 3. Not enough time | 3 (3) | |
Volitional barriers ‡ | Intervention group | N (%) | Usual care group | N (%) |
Weight loss | 1. Temptation to snack | 51 (26) | 1. Temptation to snack | 36 (21) |
2. Continuity, relapse ** | 26 (13) | 2. Continuity, relapse ** | 23 (14) | |
3. Special occassions | 21 (11) | 3. Special occassions | 21 (12) | |
Increase dietary fibre intake | 1. No difficulties | 84 (52) | 1. No difficulties | 77 (67) |
2. Taste of products | 23 (14) | 2. Taste of products | 9 (8) | |
3. Product knowledge | 11 (7) | 3. Product knowledge | 6 (5) | |
Reduce fat intake | 1. Temptation to snack | 69 (32) | 1. No difficulties | 62 (33) |
2. No difficulties | 64 (29) | 2. Temptation to snack | 54 (28) | |
3. Taste of products | 34 (16) | 3. Taste of products | 28 (15) | |
Reduce saturated fat intake | 1. No difficulties | 75 (33) | 1. No difficulties | 64 (38) |
2. Temptation to snack | 44 (19) | 2. Temptation to snack | 31 (18) | |
3. Taste of products | 31 (14) | 3. Taste of products | 23 (14) | |
Increase physical exercise | 1. No difficulties | 45 (22) | 1. Not enough time | 39 (23) |
2. Not enough time | 35 (17) | 2. No difficulties | 30 (18) | |
3. Continuity, relapse ** | 26 (12) | 3. Continuity, relapse ** | 23 (14) |