Data analysis
The data were processed using a qualitative content
analysis that consisted of a number of analytical steps
as described by Graneheim and Lundman [26]. The entire
text of each interview was studied several times to obtain
a holistic impression of the content. The sentences and
phrases, or “meanings units”, that corresponded to the
study’s purpose were selected. The meaning units were
then condensed to shorten the text while maintaining the essential content. The condensed meaning units were then
abstracted, coded, and structured on the basis of similar
content into subcategories and categories. The categories
reflected the central message in the interviews and
constituted the apparent content. Finally, a theme that
indicated an interpretation of the text emerged from
the latent content