The participants of the study were selected by purposive sample technique and the data analysis was performed with content analysis where the findings were analysed in four main themes: 1) Time of intervention 2) Mind to changes 3) Spousal support 4) Follow-up.
Þátttakendur könnunarinnar voru valdir með markmiðsúrtaki og var innihaldsgreining notuð við gagnagreiningu (e. content analysis) þar sem niðurstöður voru greindar í fjögur meginþemu: 1) Tími til íhlutunar 2) Hugur til breytinga 3) Stuðningur maka 4) Eftirfylgni.