Reflexive thematic analysis

Keith Wong; Bridget C. O’Brien; Michelle Kiger; Susan Humphrey-Murto

doi:10.1093/acamed/wvag011

Reflexive thematic analysis

Keith Wong
, Bridget C. O’Brien
, Michelle Kiger
, Susan Humphrey-Murto^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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This Last Page provides an accessible overview of the definition of reflexive thematic analysis and its phases. It also describes codes, themes, and an example of building themes from codes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	737-738
Number of pages	2
Journal	Academic Medicine
Volume	101
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acamed/wvag011
State	Published - Jun 2026

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qualitative research
reflexive thematic analysis
research methods

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