Table 2 Examples of coding strategy
Quotation | Code | Sub-category | Category | Main area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Disgusting and you feel all the time this, why didn’t I do anything, why didn’t I do more (Fia) | It was disgusting. Why didn’t I do more. | Shame and self-regret when a patient had been exposed to risk of injury | Persistent distress after the incident | Emotions evoked by an incident |
I thought it was I who caused it, as I didn’t walk in to his room when he was at the toilet, could I have avoid it (Vera) | I caused it or I could have avoid it | |||
Permanent, actually. It (the pain) has impacted on my whole life (Greta) | Pain impacts on the whole life | Sadness over being injured at work | ||
I can’t say it’s a success story because I would rather be without it, so to speak. It still hurts when I do something stupid (Frida) | Incident no success story. Still suffering from pain. |