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Table 4 Data saturation matrix

From: Symptoms and impacts of familial chylomicronemia syndrome: a qualitative study of the patient experience

 

Participant number*

 

101

102

104

106

107

108

103

109

110

111

112

113

114

116

117

118

119

Symptoms

Acute pancreatitis

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

 

S

S

Other abdominal pain

P

S

S

 

S

S

S

S

S

  

S

 

S

S

S

S

Other pain

P

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

  

S

S

S

S

  

S

GI – Nausea/vomiting

 

S

S

 

S

S

S

S

  

S

S

S

S

   

GI – Diarrhea

S

 

S

S

  

S

S

      

S

 

S

GI – Constipation

  

S

        

S

S

    

GI – Bloating

S

S

S

 

S

  

S

P

 

S

S

P

 

S

S

 

GI – Indigestion

   

S

      

S

S

P

  

S

 

Fatigue

P

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

 

S

P

S

  

S

P

Cognitive – Memory/brain fog

   

S

S

S

 

S

S

  

P

S

P

P

  

Cognitive – Concentration

S

  

S

  

S

 

P

  

P

     

Impacts

Daily activities/work

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

   

S

S

S

S

S

Social activities

S

S

S

 

S

 

S

S

S

 

S

 

S

S

S

S

P

Family and relationships

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

P

S

P

 

Psychological – Anxiety/worry/stress

S

 

S

S

 

S

S

S

   

S

S

S

S

S

S

Psychological – Diagnosed depression

S

     

S

S

         

Psychological – Depressive symptoms

  

S

S

 

S

  

S

S

  

S

P

S

P

S

Psychological – Guilt/feeling a burden

  

S

  

S

S

         

S

Psychological – Self-esteem/confidence

S

 

S

S

S

            

Psychological – Loneliness

      

S

 

S

    

S

   

Psychological – Appearance/self-consciousness

S

 

S

S

S

  

S

S

       

S

  1. GI Gastrointestinal. S Spontaneously reported (bolded cell is first spontaneous report). P Probed. *Participant numbers are not in numerical order as they are listed here in the order the interviews were conducted