Table 2.

Words used to generate themes in NVivo.

Human Connection	bottled up, let it out, talk to someone, tell my story, share my story, share my experiences, express myself, good to tell someone about it, let you know how I felt
Altruism/Community	to help, my community [family, other victims, other people, others in this situation, other crime victims, others who have been through this], pass it forward, for future research
Self-improvement	heal, recovery, improve myself, get better, change, grow
Gaining knowledge	understand [learn, discover] about injuries [wounds, brains], how do wounds heal, how do brains recover, learn about research studies
Compensation	gift card, groceries, money, assistance, financial
Reciprocity	because you were nice [kind, pleasant] to me, because you [the study, the research] helped me
Low risk	no harm in it, couldn’t hurt, I wouldn’t do [needles, medicines, drugs, procedures, tests, experiments] but I would do this again [answer questions, talk to researcher, participate in a study]