Open AccessExperience of patients hospitalized with COVID‐19: A qualitative study of a pandemic disease in Iran
Author(s) -
Jamili Sara,
Ebrahimipour Hosein,
Adel Amin,
Badiee aval Shapour,
Hoseini Seyed Javad,
Vejdani Marjan,
Ebnehoseini Zahra
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
health expectations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.314
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1369-7625
pISSN - 1369-6513
DOI - 10.1111/hex.13280
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , medicine , qualitative research , disease , medline , family medicine , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , political science , sociology , law , social science
Background The spread of COVID‐19 as an infectious disease brings about many newly arrived challenges, which call for further research on the scope of its effect on life due to the special conditions of this disease. The present study is, therefore, an attempt to understand the lived experience of inpatients hospitalized with COVID‐19. Method In this phenomenological study, among patients with COVID‐19 who were hospitalized in COVID‐19 referral hospitals, 17 people were selected by random sampling method. Data were gathered by interviews and analysed using MAXQDA10 software. Findings Analysis revealed 4 main themes and 16 subthemes. Main themes included the (1) denial of the disease, (2) negative emotions upon arrival, (3) perception of social and psychological supports and (4) post‐discharge concerns and problems. Conclusion Patients with COVID‐19 experience a different world of stresses, concerns and feelings in the course of their disease. Gaining a deeper insight into patients’ experiences with this disease can help handle this disease more effectively and provide better post‐corona nursing and psychological care and services.