From: In the need of a digital cicerone in healthcare? – Guidance for parents
Step 1. Familiarizing yourself with the data | All authors read the transcripts to familiarize themselves with the data. Notes were taken for initial ideas about patterns of meaning. |
Step 2. Generating initial codes Step 3. Searching for themes | Themes of the content analysis were compared concerning meaning regarding the phenomenon under study. Potential themes were further elaborated to capture a coherent picture of data relevant for each theme. |
Step 4. Reviewing themes | The themes were controlled in relation to the content analysis and overall data to generate a thematic map of the analysis. |
Step 5. Defining and naming themes | Themes, as well as one overall theme, were defined and named. |
Step 6. Producing the report | Report was written at the same time as themes were controlled with data through a ‘went back and forth’ process. |