Table 2.

A combined inductive/deductive framework analysis approach [adapted, (81)]

Stage	Description
1. Immersion and organisation	An initial organisation of data according to pre-determined (deductive) categories, as well as to preliminary emergent (inductive) themes
2. Development of coding frameworks	The development of thematic, or coding frameworks that resulted from Stage 1
3. Application of coding frameworks	The thematic frameworks applied to data to code or index. This is done iteratively, until no new themes emerge (‘thematic saturation’)
4. Preparation of thematic summary grids	Preparation of thematic summaries, whereby grids of dominant and recurrent themes prepared with related themes and sub-themes in columns and respondents (or groups of respondents) as rows. This allows large volumes of narrative data to be distilled, and for the identification of patterns within and between narratives
5. Interpretation	Interpretation involves establishing associations between themes to construct sequentially descriptive and explanatory accounts of the phenomena of interest. Additional, relevant theoretical frameworks can be applied at this stage