Table 1.

Description of the analytic process.

Stage of analysis	Description
1. Familiarization with the data	Listening to recordings, reading and rereading transcripts, making analytical notes.
2. Coding the data	Includes both deductive (using predefined codes based on specific research questions) and inductive approaches (using “open coding” to identify any emergent, possibly relevant information).
3. Developing the thematic framework	Initial framework developed through comparing codes assigned to the data after independently coding several transcripts and agreeing on the set of codes to be assigned to subsequent transcripts. Data were interpreted and summarized, new codes generated, redundant codes deleted, and overlapping codes merged.
4. Indexing	The framework was applied to the data set.
5. Charting	Charting a framework matrix for each emergent category across the whole data set was developed using QSR International’s NVivo 10 data management software.
6. Mapping and interpretation	Emergent (a posteriori) and a priori characteristics of the data were identified and connections between categories mapped, facilitating exploration of relationships (similarities and differences) and theoretical concepts and generation of typologies.