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. 2021 Jun 5;21:554. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06591-1

Table 2.

Description of the steps of thematic content analysis used in this study

Step Action
Transcription The interviews were transcribed verbatim by EK.
Familiarisation Both authors read the transcripts to get an overview of the content.
Coding Both authors coded all the transcripts, and met to compare codes and discuss the codes used.
Condensation The meaning units were sorted by codes in an Excel spreadsheet. Meaning units were colour coded per respondent. Both authors condensed 50 % of the meaning units and marked important quotes.
Categorisation Through discussion, condensed meaning units were sorted into categories and sub-categories.
Themes Through discussion, categories were sorted into themes.