Table 3.

Phases of synthesis

Phase	Description
Phase 1: Immersion in the data	Re-reading included papers in detail and noting initial ideas
Phase 2: Initial data coding	Coding systematically across all included papers for common topics and features of patient or provider experiences
Phase 3: Identifying themes	Sorting codes into themes Double-checking that data fit with themes and with the review questions
Phase 4: Refining themes	Report writing to refine final themes

Adapted from Braun and Clarke, 2006 [39]