Stage | Who and how |
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Transcription | EK transcribed the recordings verbatim |
Familiarization | All researchers familiarized themselves with the data by reading through the transcripts |
Coding | Two researchers coded openly three transcripts |
Developing the working analytical framework | All 4 researchers met to discuss and agree on a set of codes grouped into categories in a working analytical framework. In addition, the researchers met to engage in reflexivity discussions. Using this analytical framework and further open coding, two researchers coded the next four transcripts. Then, after a new discussion, the team revised and refined the framework. This process was repeated until all transcripts were coded. Finally a final thematic framework was agreed upon. The framework consisted of six categories with 4–10 codes each. These are available in Additional file 1 Table A2. |
Applying the analytical framework | EK indexed all transcripts using QSR International’s NVivo Pro version 11 software (NVivo). |
Charting the data into the framework matrix | EK charted the data into 33 matrices consisting of cases in the rows and codes in the columns using NVivo. |
Interpreting the data | Thematic analysis for descriptive purposes was performed by EK supported by AMM, as described by Ritchie [24]. Elements were detected in the data summaries in the matrices. These elements were sorted according to underlying dimensions and key dimensions were identified. Then categories and higher order classifications were identified. All the researchers met to discuss findings and to reach a consensus. |