Table 1 Description of the analytic process
Meaning unit | Code/condensed meaning unit | Subcategory | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
“We have tried many soupes, but it’s nothing we like.” | Experimenting with food | Trying to maintain normality | Adapting according to the disease |
“We have written legal documents now but if we hadn’t done it, I would’ve panicked. And now I don’t know how long he lives and then we have to do it.” | Writing legal documents to avoid panicking | Planning for the future | Taking control over the situation |
“X has an idea, what if I can get the operation. I’m thinking, you won’t get it. But he may gladly hope so, and so do I too somewhere.” | Allowing the ill person to hope for an operation | Trying to maintain hope | Processing emotions |