Table 3.

Summary of qualitative research techniques used to analyse data

Qualitative data analysis techniques	Description	N ( /22)
Content analysis	Analysis of manifest and latent content of subjective experiences, images, documents	11
Thematic analysis	Narrative analysis of a story or an experience	3
Constant comparative analysis	Comparative and contrasting analysis of incidents or subjective experiences	3
Framework analysis	Analysis of a specific questions and a priori issues in a defined group	2
Discourse analysis	Linguistic analysis of ongoing flow of communication	1
Interpretative phenomenological analysis	Analysis of detailed and in-depth understanding of personal lived experiences	1
Studies without qualitative data analysis techniques specified		1