What is it like to live with obesity in Peninsular Malaysia? A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the experience of people living with obesity is crucial for delivering holistic care relevant to the socio-cultural context. Although half of the Malaysian adults have excessive weight, the lived experience of people with obesity in the Malaysian context is not well studied. Using the principles of hermeneutic phenomenology, this study explores the lived experience of adults with obesity in Malaysia and their perspective on the environmental influences on obesity. Participants were adults from Peninsular Malaysia living with obesity recruited from social media, clinics and snowball sampling. Twenty-five teleconference interviews in Malay were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed inductively using a reflexive thematic analysis approach, and quotes were t

SUBMITTER: Yunus NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9541318 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature