An element of qualitative analysis which represents a low-level label describing what a participant has said. Codes are combined and synthesised to develop themes.
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- Descriptive labels assigned to raw data to help make sense of what is being said throughout a transcript
- Codes may contribute to the development of a coding framework, which summarise and describe the codes to be applied to an entire dataset, and can be developed inductively or deductively
- Can be semantic or latent, as with themes
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Foundational paper (s)
Kiger ME, Varpio L. Thematic analysis of qualitative data: AMEE Guide No. 131. Medical teacher. 2020 Aug 2;42(8):846-54.