Table 3.

Schematic Example of the Stepwise Analysing Process Using Systematic Text Condensation

Step 1: Preliminary Theme	Step 2: Meaning Unit	Step 3: Condensed Meaning	Step 4: Final Sub-Groups and Themes
		Codes	Sub-Groups	Final Theme
The tools for screening and observation	“It suddenly came two new charts, and in the start it was a bit unfamiliar […] but it is the observation tool that is most useful for me” “you might use it [the observation chart] for an opposite purpose too; you can wait to start [antibiotics] and follow the development with a supportive treatment like intravenous fluid and oxygen and such. And you have confidence in being informed if deterioration happens that says you have to start with antibiotics»”	Nurses and physicians find the observation chart most useful, but have a different view on how to use it	Using the charts: Nurses use of SIRS and Organ Failure triage (SOF-triage) and observation chart. Physicians view of the charts	Enhanced clinical assessment and judgement