Table 1. An example of a coding tree.

Quote	Code	Subtheme
P7: You’re in hospital for a week and then you’re just released into the wild. And then there’s no specialist or stroke staff there to meet you until you get to see the nurse. Moderator: The nurse from the hospital?	Abandoned	Feelings of emptiness and abandonment
P7: Yes. So it feels like you’re just in an empty space. P12: Yeah, it’s empty there, you’re worried, and if	Empty
you were worried before, you get even more worried. P9: It doesn’t get better either. P12: Nah, it doesn’t get better with time (. . .) (Group 2. Patients)	Worries