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Table 2 Category and sub-categories of negative emotions

From: Negative emotions experienced by healthcare staff following medication administration errors: a descriptive study using text-mining and content analysis of incident data

Category

Sub-category

Negative emotions expressed by healthcare staff after medication administration errors

Feeling of fear:

Stressed = expressed for 3 times

Worried = expressed for 11 times

Concerned = expressed for 23 times

Distressed = expressed for 3 times

Feeling disturbed

Upset = expressed for 24 times

Agitated = expressed for 2 times

Feeling of sadness:

Sorry = expressed for 13 times

Feeling of guilt:

Fault = expressed for 14 times