Table 2.
Frequency of thematic qualitative codes by questions
| Code | Cancer (n = 89) | TBI (n = 86) | Depression (n = 96) | ED (n = 92) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| I would be glad that my friend sent me this message under the circumstances. Please Explain | ||||||||
| Staying informed | 16 | 18 | 11 | 12.8 | 16 | 15.7 | 11 | 11.7 |
| Importance of friendship | 8 | 9 | 17 | 19.8 | 13 | 12.7 | 10 | 10.6 |
| Desire to support | 9 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10.8 | 9 | 9.6 |
| Empathy | 5 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.9 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Unsure/don’t care | 2 | 2.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 3 | 2.9 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Similar personal experience | 2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.9 | 1 | 1.1 |
| It would make me uncomfortable to receive this message. Please explain | ||||||||
| Positive reaction to message | 24 | 27 | 18 | 20.9 | 23 | 22.5 | 14 | 14.9 |
| Awkward | 6 | 6.7 | 2 | 2.3 | 3 | 2.9 | 8 | 8.5 |
| Importance of being told | 3 | 3.4 | 2 | 2.3 | 4 | 3.9 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Unsure/don’t care | 2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.3 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Personal information | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 |
| How would you feel about receiving this message? | ||||||||
| Positive emotion | 24 | 27 | 34 | 39.5 | 38 | 37.3 | 31 | 33 |
| Desire to support | 13 | 14.6 | 14 | 16.3 | 20 | 19.6 | 14 | 14.9 |
| Feel sad/concerned | 25 | 28.1 | 14 | 16.3 | 10 | 9.8 | 8 | 8.5 |
| Negative and positive emotion | 15 | 16.9 | 7 | 8.1 | 12 | 11.8 | 8 | 8.5 |
| Negative about the message | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.7 | 3 | 2.9 | 15 | 16 |
| Importance of friendship | 7 | 7.9 | 5 | 5.8 | 4 | 3.9 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Empathetic | 3 | 3.4 | 1 | 1.2 | 4 | 3.9 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Overwhelmed | 2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.9 | 2 | 2.1 |