Qualitative Study Sample

The purpose of this qualitative study conducted by Heintze et al. (2001) was to examine the concepts regarding the management of obesity in future. Invitation letters were sent to 70 primary care physicians to participate in the study and 15 physicians agreed to participate in the study. Among the overweight and obese patients attended the clinics a total of 123 patients agreed to take part in the study. The patients were provided a questionnaire about the perception of obesity. The process of theoretical sampling was utilized to select 17 patients out of the 123 patients. Among them, 15 patients were able to participate in the study. The authors then conducted an in-depth-semi-structured interview with the physicians and patients. The physicians