TABLE 3.

Classification of findings.

Study	Typology	Reason for typology
Schjødt et al. [35]	Thematic descriptions	The findings consisted of an overall category and sub‐categories, including an in‐depth description of the patient's experiences.
Facchinetti et al. [36]	Thematic descriptions and Thematic survey. (Predominantly Thematic descriptions. See reason for typology)	The findings described nuances of patients' experiences but did not seem very transformed, given the high number of citations. However, the findings were presented as more than just patterns by showing a narrative rendering of experiences through categories and sub‐categories.
Kumlin et al. [37]	Thematic descriptions	The findings consisted of an overall description of findings, and they were reframed into broad categories, including cases that described patients' experiences.
Lilleheie et al. [38]	Thematic descriptions	The findings were reframed into several themes that described nuances of patients' experiences in detail. The names of the themes reflected their content.
Allen et al. [39]	Thematic descriptions	The findings were reframed into several themes that described nuances of patients' experiences in detail. The names of the themes reflected their content.
Backman et al. [40]	Thematic descriptions and Thematic survey (Predominantly Thematic descriptions. See reason for typology)	The findings described nuances of patients' experiences but were very close to the data. However, findings were organised into themes and sub‐themes that did not reflect a surface classification of findings.
Dyrstad et al. [41]	Thematic descriptions	The findings were reframed into broad categories that described nuances of patients' experiences in detail. The names of the categories reflected their content.
Neiterman et al. [42]	Conceptual/thematic descriptions	The findings were reframed into one overarching theme and several underlying themes that described patients' experiences. Everyday language and a theoretical concept (social capital) were used to name the themes.
Cain et al. [43]	Thematic descriptions	The findings were reframed into several domains that described nuances of patients' experiences in detail. The names of the domains reflected their content.