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. 2019 Dec 9;8(12):e15006. doi: 10.2196/15006

Table 4.

Process of thematic analysis, adapted from Braun and Clarke [47].

Phase Activity
Analysis

Familiarization with data Transcribe data and formulate ideas; analysis starts here and continues throughout the process

Generation of initial codes Systematically code and collate entire dataset

Search for themes Sort different codes into possible candidate themes

Review of themes Refine and finalize candidate themes

Naming and defining of themes Develop thematic map of data, further refine themes, and perform final analysis
Production of the report

Perform inductive thematic analysis, which will emphasize understanding the patients’ and nurses’ experience of the nurse-led service