Barriers and Facilitators to Weight Loss in Obesity and OSAHS Patients

Yi Wen's qualitative study explores patient-perceived barriers and facilitators to sustainable weight loss for individuals with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). The research involved semi-structured interviews with 26 participants recruited from a tertiary sleep clinic in China, analyzed using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). The dataset was last updated on April 24, 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify key behavioral intervention targets based on the mapping of barriers and facilitators onto 14 TDF domains.
• Analyze the interplay of cognitive, behavioral, and environmental factors in weight loss adherence based on qualitative interview themes.
• Develop theory-informed, multidimensional weight management strategies based on findings regarding knowledge misconceptions, self-regulatory deficits, and social influences.

Strengths

• Analysis is grounded in a structured theoretical framework (the 14-domain Theoretical Domains Framework).
• Includes data from 26 purposively recruited participants with specific demographics (mean age 43.2 ± 9.9 years, 73.1% male).
• Recruitment continued until information power was achieved, suggesting depth of qualitative data.

Limitations

• The dataset is a qualitative study document (676.2 KB DOCX file); raw interview data or structured data tables are not provided.
• The sample is from a single tertiary sleep clinic in China, which may limit generalizability to other populations.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the study text.

Provenance

Source

Yi Wen

Collection Method

Semi-structured interviews analyzed via abductive thematic analysis guided by the Theoretical Domains Framework.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-24 04:23:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Participants were recruited from a tertiary sleep clinic in China.