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Table 3 Example of how findings were yielded from the analytical process, showing some of the many meaning units that built up the categories and the theme

From: Healthcare system intervention for safer use of medicines in elderly patients in primary care—a qualitative study of the participants’ perceptions of self-assessment, peer review, feedback and agreement for change

Meaning unit

Condensed meaning unit

Code

Category

Theme

To see all this and to listen to other people participating, to listen to their ways of seeing things

Listen to other people’s way of seeing things

Co-operation

Multi-professional co-operation

Medication safety is a large area. In order to make improvements time needs to be invested and different professions must contribute

I cannot make progress in this matter, but is there someone else who has managed it, and if so, how?

Helping each other

Knowledge sharing

The joy of sharing knowledge

It was quite comprehensive, so it took a lot of time to go through it all and answer all the questions

Comprehensive form and time-consuming to answer

Time-consuming

Spend time to save time

It costs energy right now, but if we can improve our routines and follow them… then I think it will pay off in the long run

Investing time now will save time later

Time-saving

Not that I clearly felt that we were talking about the answers in our self-assessment report

Not talking about the same things

Disappointment

Disappointment with the focus of the feedback

I think it was really good to see it in print, what’s working and what’s not, and what we can improve

What’s working and what’s not, and improvements

Strengths and weaknesses

A focus on areas of improvement

Yes, concerning medication reviews I think so […] we can surely perform many more of these

Perform many more of these

Change of routines

Impact on work