Table 9 Cohort 2 Quotations about the Impact of the Intervention
Positive Impacts for Individuals | Positive Impacts for Whānau | Why It Worked |
|---|---|---|
My breathing is a lot better. I sleep better and don’t snore as much. | They are happy I’m getting healthy. They are getting healthy too. We eat better and the kids are playing outside more. I think we are happier. | Knowing I was getting weighed and measured by the nurse. She had good information. |
I feel way better and have more energy. I’m eating less rubbish. I feel fitter. | My whānau are proud that I’m making good changes and they awhi (support) me and I awhi them. They are doing good. I think we are healthier and talking more. | The nurse giving information about food and how she spoke to me. |
I eat healthier kai (food). Less fat and sugar. I am feeling healthier | We eat better as a whānau. Eat more veggies and drink more water. My Mrs. loves it. | Someone there watching me and helping |
Don’t get as shy like I used to. | Me and my whānau talk and get out more. The kids are playing outside heaps more now. We just talk about kai (food) now and how I want us to be eating better kai and doing more things without phones and computers. | Talking with us all the time. |