Analysis

The audiotaped data from the focus group interviews were transcribed verbatim, and the transcripts were analyzed using the inductive content analysis method guided by the approach of Elo and Kyngäs (56). As a first step, all transcribed interviews were meticulously read to identify text relevant to the aim of the study. Texts that were related to each other in terms of their content and context were grouped together. These interrelated texts known as meaning units were placed in a table for analysis. Later, the different meaning units were condensed into manageable texts. Finally, codes with names as close as possible to the original data were assigned to the condensed meaning units. Codes with similar content were grouped together into sub-themes. The sub-themes and codes were rechecked and compared with each other, as well as the original data. The overall main theme was identified at this stage, which summarized the information from all sub-themes earlier identified. The initial analysis was performed by the first author and the last author of this article and later verified by the second and the third author to increase the credibility of the study (57).

The results from this study were presented to the participants after the analysis was completed. This was carried out in a separate workshop in the presence of all the participants. The different themes were presented to the participants and reconfirmed if the research team had interpreted their thoughts in a meaningful way.