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Table 2 The 7-step of data analysis

From: Compassion as the cornerstone of palliative nursing care for patients with heart failure: a phenomenological study

1

Reading all the interviews to gain a general understanding

2

Writing interpretive summaries for each of the interviews

3

Group analysis of selected versions of the interview texts and identification of sub-themes and themes

4

Returning to the interview texts and/or participants for clarification of areas of disagreement and contradictions in the presented interpretations, and writing an overall and comprehensive analysis of each interview text

5

Comparing interview texts to identify, determine, and describe common meanings

6

Identifying and extracting constitutive patterns that establish connections between themes

7

Presenting the final findings in the form of main themes