Table 2 An example of the content analysis procedure, from meaning unit to theme
IP | Meaning unit | Code | Subtheme | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | “Because I think the BMI chart is a very good instrument to show the parents, that this is what it looks like.” | BMI chart: a great tool to use and display | BMI chart | Assessment of the child’s weight status |
2 | “If you tell the parents that you do this with all children, no one needs to feel singled out, because I think it is important to not feel singled out.” | Used for all: no one is singled out | ||
14 | “Yeah, and then I am not the one who thought this up. It becomes clearer to the parents [to be shown on the BMI curve].” | Not a subjective opinion by the nurse | ||
7 | “I looked at both height and weight charts and the BMI chart, and I also showed both to the parents.” | Uses both diagrams | ||
7 | “It doesn’t take many minutes to show it to the parents (i.e., the BMI chart), and then you have done it.” | Fast and easy | ||
14 | “Well, you know, everyone can’t actually read. We have that problem. But a chart like this, they can understand that if I explain that there is the maximum and this is average and there is the minimum, and so on.” | A very good tool, also for illiterate parents | ||
15 | ‘I hardly do not use the BMI chart.’ | Is hardly not used at all | ||