Table 3 Six stages of Thematic Analysis [50]
Phase | Description of the process | |
|---|---|---|
1 | Familiarisation | Transcribing data, reading, re-reading the data, noting initial ideas |
2 | Generating initial codes | Coding interesting features systematically across the data set, collating data relevant to each code |
3 | Searching for themes | Collating codes and gathering data into potential themes |
4 | Reviewing themes | Checking if the themes work in relation to the codes, and generating a thematic map |
5 | Defining and naming themes | Ongoing refinement of themes, generating clear names for each theme |
6 | Producing the report | Final analysis results into a comprehensive report of the analysis |