Table 2 An example of the analytic process
From: “I struggle to count my blessings”: recovery after hip fracture from the patients’ perspective
Meaning units | Coded groups | Subthemes | Overarching theme |
|---|---|---|---|
“I felt like being in another world. Suddenly other people decided on what I should do, and I did precisely what they told me, I did not dare to do otherwise”. | Other people decided over me | Feeling of subservience | Feeling vulnerable |
“I have been down in a black hole and I do not seem to get up again”. | Being in a black hole | Feeling of gloominess and hopelessness | |
“A fracture like this…. and suddenly one starts to think about the future and how it is possible to manage at home. It is easy to get negative thoughts”. | Negative thoughts about the future |