Timeline analysis process
| Basnet et al.’s (2023) Six steps for timeline analysis | Description | Application in this study |
|---|---|---|
| Familiarization | Reading and familiarizing oneself with the timeline information | Timeline visuals and transcripts were reviewed multiple times. Critical visual methodology framework (Guillemin, 2004; Rose, 2001) was applied in the data analysis process. Notes were made about sequence, form, and key narrative features (e.g. milestones, symbols, emotional cues) |
| Theme identification | Identifying themes and patterns chronologically | Visual and verbal data were coded to surface moments of change, challenges, and relational dynamics in transitioning to self-management |
| Compare across timelines | Compare and contrast themes between different timelines | Timelines were compared to highlight shared and contrasting experiences |
| Identify significant moments | Identify life events that shape the timeline | Diagnosis, pump use, regression, and support reliance informed significant moments in the timelines |
| Review and finalize | Re-evaluate the themes developed | Themes were discussed among the research team and iteratively refined to capture individual and cross-participant sense-making |
| Present the story of trajectories | Show the actual timelines | Selected timelines (e.g. Casey, Stevie, Edel) were reproduced with accompanying interpretive narrative to show visual-narrative synthesis of the significant moments in the timeline and influencing factors |
| Description | Application in this study | |
|---|---|---|
| Familiarization | Reading and familiarizing oneself with the timeline information | Timeline visuals and transcripts were reviewed multiple times. Critical visual methodology framework ( |
| Theme identification | Identifying themes and patterns chronologically | Visual and verbal data were coded to surface moments of change, challenges, and relational dynamics in transitioning to self-management |
| Compare across timelines | Compare and contrast themes between different timelines | Timelines were compared to highlight shared and contrasting experiences |
| Identify significant moments | Identify life events that shape the timeline | Diagnosis, pump use, regression, and support reliance informed significant moments in the timelines |
| Review and finalize | Re-evaluate the themes developed | Themes were discussed among the research team and iteratively refined to capture individual and cross-participant sense-making |
| Present the story of trajectories | Show the actual timelines | Selected timelines (e.g. Casey, Stevie, Edel) were reproduced with accompanying interpretive narrative to show visual-narrative synthesis of the significant moments in the timeline and influencing factors |