Table 2.

Examples of the abstraction process of the content analysis, n=14

Category	Subtheme	Theme
Was asked to participate in discharge meeting	Formal and informal participation in planning the care transition	Participation depends on being invited to planning the care transition
Was asked their opinion about future care needs
The family helped in planning the care transition	Partial participation in planning the care transition
Don’t remember being asked to participate in planning the care transition	No participation in planning the care transition
Was not asked to participate in planning care transition
Information from hospital to home-care staff and patient	Communication during care transition takes place on different levels	Managing continuity in care represents a complex and challenging process
Experiences with written documentation
Communication from patient to health care staff
Unresolved responsibility	Responsibility during care transition varies
Handing over the responsibility
Obliged responsibility
Personal responsibility