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Table 2 An example of category, sub-category and descriptive codes

From: From good health to illness with post-infectious fatigue syndrome: a qualitative study of adults’ experiences of the illness trajectory

Category

Disability

Sub-category

Cognitive impairments

Codes

• A brain out of order

• Brain filled with cotton

• Memory loss

• Short-term memory

• Recall difficulties

• Reading difficulties

• Reduced intellectual capacity

• Concentration difficulties

• Inability/reduced ability to think

• Beyond time

• Disorientation

• Word-finding difficulties

• Difficulties in constructing lines of thoughts

• Fluctuating cognitive ability/stamina

• Easy cognitive fatigability

• Lack of cognitive stamina