Field notes were written after each interview to allow for later reflection during team progress and data analysis meetings.
We reviewed the summaries at our data analysis meetings and from these initial summaries we developed a draft template.
Regular data analysis meetings will be held throughout the data collection and analysis period by the project team which includes representatives from primary and secondary care, social science, social work and psychology.
We provided clear information about what the roles entailed and how they would be supported through their involvement (appropriate cofacilitator training, feeding back data and research results, and organising data analysis meetings).
Coding was reviewed, coding structures amended and debated, and consensus achieved at data analysis meetings held throughout the study period, and a theoretical explanation of the observed patterns of applicant response was generated.
After data analysis further meetings were held to present the results.
We involved young service users as focus group cofacilitators, in data analysis, project meetings and as an expert panel consisting entirely of young service users to enhance data collection and gain more indepth information.
CV conceived the design of the study, coordinated all the data collection and data analysis; organized all meetings regarding recruitment and research assistant formation; outlined and drafted the manuscript.
Throughout the entry stage, including referral, evaluation, and the IFSP meeting, data analysis was completed to guide the subsequent data collection as well as to identify preliminary themes among the data (Bogdan and Biklen, 2003).
Transcripts, codes, emerging findings, and their interpretations were presented and discussed by research colleagues at each stage of the analysis in regular team meetings and in multidisciplinary data analysis workshops and steering group meetings.
