Table 3.

Number of participants who contributed data to creating codes and categories

Codes and Categories	No. of participants
Diary Design	18
Sharing Information about the diary	25
Staff entries	12
Staff entry feelings	20
Effect of lack of confidentiality	26
New knowledge from using the diary	21
Connection with patient course- Information	22
Your feelings of writing- continuity/ reliving/ novelty	27
Why you wrote- Emotional Support/ Communication	18
Content of Diary- Documentation/ Introducing/ Expression	21
Use of Dairy- Neighbours/ Bonding/ Reliving	27