Chapter 4 80 and conceptual standpoints” [19]. In the later stages of theme development, we moved to an interpretative orientation and used thematic maps to gain a deep understanding of the dataset to identify and understand potential themes in relation to each other and the overall dataset. In the final stages of the analysis, after data sessions with all authors, we constructed our final model, that captures the relations and connections within our dataset and provides an answer to our research questions. 3. Results In this section, we show our thematic map, followed by a narrative clarification of this map, a table with examples from the interviews and a description of the themes and how they relate to one another. Figure 2. Thematic map of patient perspective on care decisions Figure 2 shows our thematic map. It is important to point out that two themes at the top layer in Fig. 2 represent strong convictions of what patients associate with care decisions, whilst the other two themes are more practically oriented. The two strong convictions are: (1) that discussing care decisions is about the endof-life phase and (2) discussing care decisions leads to fixed choices. The end-oflife association results in the perception that care decisions are a sensitive topic,
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