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Table 3 Reflective analysis process for experiential data

From: Role of "external facilitation" in implementation of research findings: a qualitative evaluation of facilitation experiences in the Veterans Health Administration

1. The transcribed text from the structured, interview-based reflection was affirmed or modified to create an accurate description of an interviewee's facilitation experience through the following steps:

   • Initial agreement between the interviewer (CBS) and recorder (ML),

   • Review of this "cleaned" recording by the interviewee, and

   • Revision by the interviewer/recorder until agreement was reached with the interviewee.

2. One of the implementation experts performed an initial question-based conceptual analysis of each individual interview (CBS), after which the interviewer/recorder reached consensus as needed, followed by two additional steps:

   • Conceptual review of this product by the interviewee for its affirmation or alternative interpretations as needed, and

   • Revision by the interviewer/recorder until agreement was reached with the interviewee.

3. The interviewer, recorder and a member of the PARIHS framework team (JR-M) reached consensus on a final thematic analysis and cross-case synthesis relative to pre-established exploration questions across the accumulated interview data.

   • Review of this product by each interviewee,

   • A final telephone discussion with each interviewee to obtain general consensus on the content/format of the report, and

   • Review of final draft by all members of the team, with final decisions based on common perceptions.