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Table 2 Details of themes and subthemes comprising the coding framework

From: Perceptions of individuals living with spinal cord injury toward preference-based quality of life instruments: a qualitative exploration

Theme

Description

− Subtheme

 

Comprehensiveness

Comments regarding the coverage of aspects/issues of quality of life that are appropriate for individuals living with spinal cord injury.

Content

Positive and negative comments made by the participants with respect to the questionnaire content.

− Questions

Positive and negative comments made by the participants with respect to the questions within the questionnaires.

− Options

Positive and negative comments made by the participants with respect to the response options for questions within the questionnaires.

Features

Positive and negative comments made by the participants with respect to the questionnaire format and layout.

General perception

Immediate thoughts about the questionnaire. Stand-alone words and statements made by the participants about the questionnaires as a whole.

Wording

Positive and negative comments made by the participants with respect to the wording (language/terminology) within the questionnaires.