IJME - Residents' perspectives on their training in managing errors in health care: an explorative qualitative study

Table 2. Overview of steps in the data analysis

Step	Process of the study
1. Familiarization with data	All authors read the interviews and reflected on initial patterns to obtain a sense of the entirety of the junior doctors’ experiences of medical errors
2. Generating initial codes	To ensure reliability, all authors coded interviews individually (three researchers per interview) before comparing the findings and agreeing on final themes and subthemes. This ensured researcher triangulation. Disagreements were discussed, the material was re-read and consensus was achieved.
3. Searching for themes	All authors discussed patterns and defined themes and subthemes describing the data in relation to the study objective. Three overarching themes were developed: 1) How junior doctors conceptualize and experience talk and error management; 2) Junior doctors’ reaction to errors, and 3) How junior doctors describe their education in managing errors. The first two themes are reported elsewhere.¹⁹
4. Reviewing themes	The first and last authors specifically analysed all passages in the interviews concerning education on error management.
5. Defining themes	The final themes and subthemes were discussed and agreed on and validated by all authors. Disagreements were discussed and consensus was achieved.
6. Writing analysis	The first author wrote the final analysis. This was checked and commented on by all authors.

Int J Med Educ. 2025; 16:148-155; doi: 10.5116/ijme.68d1.1e73