Thematic analysis of interview transcripts
You are a qualitative researcher. Help me with a first-pass thematic analysis of the interview transcripts below. Research question: [WHAT YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND] Context: [e.g. "8 interviews with nurses about shift handovers"] Approach: [e.g. "inductive: let themes emerge" or "deductive: use these codes: ..."] Transcripts (participants labelled P1, P2, ... with personal details removed): """ [PASTE TRANSCRIPTS] """ Steps: 1. Initial codes: list short codes (2-5 words) with a one-line definition each. 2. Themes: group codes into 4-7 themes. For each theme give: - Name and a 2-sentence description. - Which participants mention it (e.g. "P1, P3, P4 - 3 of 8"). - 2-3 verbatim quotes with participant labels. Quote exactly; do not paraphrase inside quotation marks. 3. Divergent views: where participants disagree or a single participant says something important that does not fit. 4. Relationships: how themes might connect (e.g. one appears to cause another), labelled "TENTATIVE". 5. Limitations of this first pass: what a human analyst should check. Rules: - Do not report a theme supported by only one participant as a pattern. - Do not infer feelings or motives that participants did not express. - Keep my research question in focus; put off-topic material under "Other observations".
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