Table 2 Steps in the analysis method framework used for the analysis of interview and focus group responses

1

Identifying initial themes by reading the document, writing memos about the data, and creating a coding list with definitions.

2

Labeling or tagging data by theme by applying the coding list to other documents and iteratively making revisions to the coding list for new themes that emerge.

3

Sorting data by theme, each in a separate matrix that allows the reader to clearly see the data and the document from which it came.

4

Summarizing and synthesizing data in another similar matrix that only captures the content and context.

5

Identifying elements and dimensions, refining categories, classifying data in another matrix by reading the matrices from the previous steps and labeling the data to suggest what it represents.

6

Detecting patterns by searching within and then across documents for linkages and repetition.

7

Developing explanations by giving reasons that relate to the patterns found in the previous step.