Group 6

Research Question
What are the perceptions and experiences of middle-class women surrounding hypertension
management?

Group Members:
Kristian Yudhianto
Salma Sultana
Tanni
Umama
Yosi D Arinda
 Codebook Entry

Theme Code Brief Full Definition When to Use When Not to Use Example
Definition

Social and demographic Use when Don’t use for “I’ve been working with
characteristics of participants, participants information that BRAC Bank now for
including age, educational level, provide doesn’t have any almost 10 years”
employment status, and marital information relation to socio-
status. about socio- demographic
Socio- Socio- demographic
SOCDEMO
demographic demographic characteristics
(age, educational
level,
employment
status, and
marital status)

Individual's awareness, Apply when Do not use for “What I feel to have
understanding, and personal participants general hypertension, I don’t feel
interpretation of having high describe how discussions about sick, but I’ve read that
blood pressure and living with a they interpret health or medical hypertension is a "silent
Perception of chronic condition. It comprises symptoms and conditions killer". I guess I’m
Perception PERC
hypertension how people recognize symptoms, perceive their unrelated to worried because it
understand the causes, severity of hypertension doesn’t have obvious
consequences, complications and having symptoms but can lead to
how they feel about managing the hypertension. serious problems”.
condition.
 The ways in which high blood Use when Do not apply in “Well, it’s quite a lot to
pressure affects an individual's participants contexts where handle hypertension. For
daily life, including physical describe how participants are one, I’ve had to make
health, emotional well-being, and hypertension not discussing some serious changes to
routine activities. This impact can symptoms, such hypertension or my diet. I used to love
be through the symptoms or the as headaches or its effects on their salty snacks, but now I’m
Daily impact of
Experience IMPC demands of managing the fatigue, affect daily lives. watching my sodium
hypertension
condition. To delve deeper into their daily intake like a hawk”.
how not only the disease’s sign routine or casts a
and symptoms but also how shadow across
associated psychosocial factors various domains
impacts a person's experience of of a woman's
hypertension. life.

Simultaneous role that individuals Apply when Do not apply for “It’s challenging to do
face in managing both paid participants discussions about sport. After work, I have
employment and unpaid domestic discuss the responsibilities to look to my kids who
or caregiving duties that are expectations or that are not need help with their
influenced by socio-gender pressures placed specifically homework, dinner needs
norms. To elucidate how does a on women in linked to gender to be prepared, and
Dual woman feel about balancing managing norms or there’s always something
DUAL
Gender Roles responsibilities traditional caregiving employment or expectations that needs attention
responsibilities with their own education with around the house.”
health needs. family
obligations, such
as childcare or
household
maintenance

CUL Culture and Societal norms and values that Apply when Do not use for “Because of my work, it
 create expectations and behaviors participants discussions about is hard for me to exercise
regarding what is considered discuss cultural factors unrelated in the nighttime because
appropriate for individuals based beliefs and to cultural beliefs, in our culture, there’s
on their gender or belief. traditions values, or still an expectation that
regarding the traditions, such as women should always
belief
roles and individual prioritize family”.
responsibilities preferences and
assigned to economic
individuals based considerations
on their gender.

Environment Environment in which an Use when Do not use if “I can’t do brisk walk in
individual or group lives, participants participants my environment. The
including aspects like housing explain their discuss on nearest park is so far
quality, cleanliness, and general surrounding medical or away, and it’s not even
Living comfort and safety. physical technical topics safe.”
LIVCOND
condition condition such as unrelated to living
housing, living conditions, such
situation, and as medical
safety. diagnoses or
treatment

WORKENV Working Conditions, surroundings, and Use when Do not use for “I don’t think I can do
environment atmosphere in which individuals participants general daily exercise to keep me
perform their work tasks, discuss aspects descriptions that healthy. I’ve had to put
including physical, social, and of the physical not specifically in some extra hours to
organizational factors. workplace, relate to the keep up in my work,
interactions in workplace which means I’m feeling
workplace, and environment or pretty drained by the end
overall job
 satisfaction conditions of the day.”

Relationships within or outside Use when Do not use in “My siblings have been
the family that provide emotional, participants contexts where incredibly helpful.
practical, or any assistance to discuss the participants are They've been taking turns
individuals promoting well-being, encouragement, not discussing the telling me to remember
resilience, and coping strategies empathy, and support they to take my medicine”
Family and
FAMSUP in times of need. understanding receive from both
social support
provided by family members
family or non- and social
family members connections
Support and
in managing
coping
hypertension
strategies
Individual techniques, Apply when Do not apply for “I've been trying to do
approaches, or methods made by participants discussions that some self-strategies to
an individual to address personal discuss how they focus on external help me cope. I've started
challenges or cope with difficult identify, analyze, factors unrelated using a reminder in my
situations. and solve to individuals' phone to take my
SELSTRAG Self-strategies
problems using self-directed medicine and do daily
cognitive or strategies, such as exercise”
behavioral social or
techniques environmental
influences.

Recommenda RECOM Recommendatio Suggestions provided by Use when Don’t use when “I'd suggest monitoring
tions on ns participants on how to improve participants share participants are your blood pressure at
hypertension hypertension management advice, or tips describing their home. I bought a reliable
management practices in their daily life, based on their personal home blood pressure
workplace policies, or support own experiences experiences with monitor, and I check my
systems. or healthcare hypertension readings regularly. It
professionals on without offering helps me stay on track
how to manage specific and gives me peace of
hypertension. recommendations mind knowing that I can
or advice. be aware on things
between doctor's visits”