Table II.

An example of the structural analysis.

Meaning unit	Condensation	Sub-theme	Theme
“The worst part of being dependent on others is that they had to fiddle with me all the time, touch and feel. I am a very private person” (Participant 1)	Care is experienced as instrumental and impersonal	Being dependent on care can mean you are violated	The relationship to the care staff is ambivalent
“The needs are met and in many situations without asking” (Participant 1) “I have talked with the nurses when something is wrong with the care” (Participant 2) “The relationship with the nurses is important, Then you have a personal relationship instead of authorities in uniforms” (Participant 1)	Caring needs are met without asking A sense of community Personal relationships are important	The relation to staff is personal and caring	The relationship to the care staff is ambivalent
“well you, you survive right? (Participant 3) It is okay to be treated as a physical body because you have survived (Participant 1) “I was angry because the staff couldn't understand what I was saying … but no complains” (Participant 3)	The gratitude of having survived An element of humbleness in the gratitude	There is a deep gratitude linked to dependency	The relationship to the care staff is ambivalent