Comparison of selected themes and codes by sex and cirrhosis status
| Theme | Code | Female (n=15) | Male (n=14) | ||
| No cirrhosis (n=10) | Cirrhosis (n=5) | No cirrhosis (n=9) | Cirrhosis (n=5) | ||
| Understanding of diagnosis | Ambiguity | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Related to obesity/metabolic syndrome | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Incidental testing | |||||
| Liver enzymes | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| Imaging | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Behaviour change/disease management | Diet | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Exercise | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Weight loss | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Alcohol use | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
| Barriers* or aids to treatment | Social support†, social norms* | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Other medical conditions* | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Motivation to change | |||||
| High | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Low* | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Enjoyment/HRQOL | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Time constraints* | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Competing responsibilities* | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Impact of disease | Worry/concern | ||||
| High | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Low | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Symptoms | |||||
| Causes symptoms | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| No symptoms | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
*Indicates a barrier.
†Presence indicates an aid, absence indicates a barrier.
HRQOL, health-related quality of life.