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Table 1 Example of the analysis process

From: Being used for the greater good while fighting on the frontline: care staff’s experiences of working with older people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden

Meaning units

Condensed meaning unit

Codes

Sub- category

Category

Theme

It’s only the region that has been provided with cakes, energy drinks, sweets, biscuits, sandwiches etc. just because they are so much better at it. But we haven’t received anything at all

Those in the region have been given cakes etc. but we got nothing

No credit

Being left out

Not being valued

Being used for the greater good while fighting on the frontline

We were expected to do everything they said and if we weren’t able to or didn’t manage to do it they didn’t listen

Just do what they said, and they didn’t listen if we were unable or didn’t manage to do it

Work harder without being seen

Taken for granted by the managers