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Table 2 Ethnographic analysis (adapted from Spradley 1979, 1980)

From: Talking about end of life in general palliative care – what’s going on? A qualitative study on end-of-life conversations in an acute care hospital in Denmark

Analysis

Content

Example

Domain

The semantic relationship between cover terms and included terms were identified by line-by-line coding of quotes, situations and reflections.

Included terms

4-bedroom, office, door open, curtains

Semantic relationship

is a kind of

Cover term

Environment

Taxonomic

Domains from domain analysis were further systematized using QSR NVivo version 10 software.

Cover term

Environment

Systematized included terms

4-bedroom and door open = no privacy

Curtains = to establish privacy

Office = other places to hold a conversation

Componential

The systematized domains were condensed into cultural categories.

Categories

1. Physical and organizational setting

2. Timing of, and competencies and roles in, EOL conversation

3. Topics addressed in EOL conversations