“There’s More to Frail than That”: Older New Zealanders and Health Professionals Talk about Frailty

Table 1

Steps in the framework analysis used in the present study.

Stage	Process
1. Familiarisation	Through the process of note-taking in the focus groups and reading and rereading the transcripts of the discussion and the whiteboard summaries, the researchers became aware of the recurring themes and key ideas. Initial thematic notes were made and discussed.
2. Identifying a thematic framework	The key ideas and themes that were identified in the familiarisation stage formed the basis for an initial thematic framework that was used to classify the data. Open coding ensured that any important themes from the data that had not been captured initially were able to be included and the framework was adapted as necessary.
3. Indexing	The transcripts were annotated to identify sections that were relevant to the different codes or labels.
4. Charting	An excel spreadsheet was used to generate a matrix, with the groups as rows and the labels as columns. Quotations identified in the indexing were entered into the matrix in the appropriate cell using verbatim words.
5. Mapping and interpretation	The matrix was reviewed with reference to the transcripts and team discussion to clarify the main themes and subthemes and the interrelationship between these.; The matrix structure enabled easy recognition of patterns, in particular whether there was consistency of a theme across the groups versus some empty cells.