Some of the phases of thematic analysis are similar to the phases of other qualitative research, so
these stages are not necessarily all unique to thematic analysis. The process starts when the analyst
begins to notice, and look for, patterns of meaning and issues of potential interest in the data – this
may be during data collection. The endpoint is the reporting of the content and meaning of patterns
(themes) in the data, where “themes are abstract (and often fuzzy) constructs the investigators
identify [sic] before, during, and after analysis”