most common form of analysis in qualitative research.[1] It emphasizes pinpointing, examining, and recording patterns (or "themes") within data.[2] Themes are patterns across data sets that are important to the description of a phenomenon and are associated to a specific research question.[3] The themes become the categories for analysis.[4] Thematic analysis is performed through the process of coding in six phases to create established, meaningful patterns. These phases are: familiarization with data, generating initial codes, searching for themes among codes, reviewing themes, defining and naming themes, and producing the final report