Further, the selection and categorization of specific findings, and the subsequent extraction of general findings, is subjective and depends on the interpretations of the authors, and other researchers might have made different choices.
The categorization of the findings from the selected articles draws on Pettigrew's framework for understanding strategic change [ 13].
The authors hypothesized that Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) could provide a valuable structure for the post-hoc categorization and interpretation of findings from an educational needs assessment conducted in growth and GH disorders, as a means to provide deeper understanding of the identified gaps, and readily utilizable direction to plan educational activities.
The authors held frequent discussions between themselves to discuss the meaning and the categorization of the general findings.
The TDF categorization of the needs assessment findings allowed recommendation of appropriate behavior change techniques for each underlying determinant, and facilitated communication and understanding of the identified issues to a broader audience.
We present the methodology of the behavorial and educational needs assessment, analysis of findings, contextualization and categorization according to the TDF, and recommendations for optimal educational strategies using the TDF categorization.
The interpretation of the findings and categorization of results were reported according to the Bethesda System 2001 [ 17].
To explore the effect of smoking categorization on this finding, these analyses were repeated to examine for evidence of interaction between SE and current smoking (vs. never and former smoking combined).
Table 1 shows the percentage the respondents who answered 'yes' to the lead-in questions to the recall and recognition probes (i.e., Q27 & Q37, respectively), as well to the findings from a categorization of their responses to their respective follow-up open-ended responses.
PP participated in conceptualization of the study design, categorization of the mental health variables, analyses of mental health outcomes, and interpretation of findings.
The credibility and dependability of findings were strengthened through systematically and comprehensively reviewing the data and inductively coding and categorization [ 46].
