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Table 1 Example of content analysis

From: Managing periprosthetic joint infection—a qualitative analysis of nursing staffs’ experiences

Meaning unit

Condensed meaning unit

Code

Category

Theme

“Often I am a bit worried about whether everything is going well for the patients, that it does not worsen and that one does not overlook anything. That they are well cared for.” P19

Feeling uneasy

Responsibility and worries

Negative feelings associated with the management of PJI

Emotional impact

It is very burdening for the patients, especially when they stay long because they get IV antibiotics. We try our best to lift them up and calm them when they are emotionally unstable. Having a psychologist in the team for these issues, that would seriously facilitate the work for me. P17

Feeling not able to adequately address patients’ emotions

Recognition of mental issues

Need for psychological support

Patients’ psychological burden

“Neither the patients nor their relatives are aware of the consequences. They think that we can always fix everything and that it takes so long and that sometimes the infection is not eradicated easily is very difficult to accept for them. As a consequence, you just say again and again what he/she should pay attention to, what he/she should not do and many just do not do it. Patients are often incompliant, which makes it difficult”. P20

Noticing that patients have insufficient knowledge about the course of disease don’t adhere to advices

Recognition of unrealistic patients’expectations

Realization of the severity of PJI

Compliance problems