Table 5 Themes, sub-themes, and a brief description
Theme title | Sub-themes | Description |
|---|---|---|
1. Attitudes and beliefs about feet: connect and disconnect | Wider social and cultural phenomenon: foot bones aren’t just connected to your heel bone | The ways in which we are socially and culturally connected by concepts related to feet, and conversely, disconnections exemplified by negative language, foot health knowledge gap, and a disconnect between footwear and foot health |
when feet stand apart: disconnect and disassociation | ||
2. Beyond attitudes and beliefs: symbolic representations and impact when foot health is lost | Symbolic references | These sub-themes inform understanding of perceptions toward feet, foot health behaviour, the value (or not) of feet, and impact when foot health is at risk |
The value of feet, and the impact when foot health is lost | ||
3. The research tool: platforms and how users engage | Platform specific overview | There were areas of divergence and convergence both within and across the 3 platforms related to SoMe architecture, engagement norms, and lifeworld’s of those engaged within it |
The power of SoMe to connect and inform |