The analysis process | Authors’ responsibility in the analysis process |
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The analysis began with several individual open-minded readings of the transcripts to obtain a general understanding of and become immersed in the data | Performed independently by two authors (CA, EKA) |
In the next step, the transcripts were abstracted into codes through writing notes and headings in the margins of the transcripts while reading them | Performed independently first by two authors (CA, EKA), who then get together and discussed the codes before compiling them into a coding sheet |
The codes were transferred into tables, and grouped according to similarities and differences, with a focus on the aim of this study | The first author (CA) took the lead in the analysis, the last (EKA) acted as co-analyser |
Through interpreting similarities and differences, further abstraction was achieved, resulting in six generic categories including sub-categories. As a final step, generic categories were grouped and once more reduced to a main category representing the abstracted results | The first author (CA) took the lead in the analysis, the last (EKA) acted as co-analyser |
Finally, the other authors (BN, AS) validated the analysis by reading the transcripts and taking an active part in discussing the interpretation of the findings | All authors (CA, BN, AS, EKA) |