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Table 1 An example of the process of analysis

From: Parents and nurses telling their stories: the perceived needs of parents caring for critically ill children at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Tanzania

Meaning unit in the FGD text

Condensed meaning unit

Code

Every time I ask about the progress of my child they are just brushing you off, they give very brief information and not the detailed explanation. For four days I haven’t talked to the nurse, today she gave me a very short explanation that I couldn’t understand very well (...)’.

Not given adequate information and rarely discuss with nurses about the child’s progress

a Not provided with adequate information about the child’s condition and prognosis

  1. aThis code was later included in the category ‘Being informed’