Table 2 Examples of abstraction from transcript to codes

With exchange of the dialysate 4–5 times a day, I feel like my life…just waiting for the dialysate change (5–37)…., My time is tied by dialysis (5–80). Before dialysis, I thought PD was freedom, but after starting dialysis, I found that time was bound by the exchange of dialysate (5–134). (NO.5)

I spend a lot of time in the dialysate change a day, which takes up a lot of my day, and I can’t take a break (7–35) …I felt that my time was occupied (7–37). It feels like nothing has been done; then, I must change the dialysate (7–38). (NO.7)

5–37 Exchange of dialysate is my whole daily life

5–80 My time is tied by PD

5–134 The time is bound by the exchange of dialysate

7–35 Dialysate exchange takes up time

7–37 My time is occupied

7–38 Daily life is left with only dialysis

Life is bound by dialysis

Trapped by PD

My nurse said that PD must be done 4 times a day. There is not even one less, so once the time is up, I have to change the dialysate (15–278). (NO.15)

I feel that time is tied, and I feel like I am waiting to do this thing (exchange of dialysate) every day (12–194). I don’t have a long time to do something else…… I have to cooperate with the time of changing the dialysate (12–197). (NO.12)

15–278 I had to change the dialysate on time.

12–194 Waiting for exchange of dialysate every day.

12–197 Cooperate with the time of dialysate exchange.

I’m waiting to change the dialysate every day