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A phenomenological study to explore the lived experience of COVID-19 survivors-A pilot study
Gigini George1, E Devakirubai2
1College of Nursing, AIIMS, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Introduction:
The COVID-19 pandemic, first reported in Wuhan, China, has significantly impacted global public health, research, and medical communities. Surviving COVID-19 is a new phenomenon, and existing literature lacks insight into patients' emotional responses.
Aim:
This pilot study aimed to explore the lived experiences of COVID-19 survivors using a descriptive phenomenological approach.
Methods:
The study followed the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research guidelines. A semi-structured interview guide was used to conduct in-depth interviews to extract the participants' diverse emotional and cognitive experiences, covering topics such as overall experiences, coping strategies, medical care, quarantine experience, social, spiritual, and work-related dimensions, and post-COVID-19 concerns.
Analysis:
The researcher transcribed audio recordings and analyzed them using Colaizzi's descriptive phenomenological analysis method.
Results:
The study involved two consenting adults with COVID-19, with a mean age of 39 ± 1 years. The participants' experiences were categorized into "immediate crisis," diagnosis, hospital services, transmission, life transition, physical symptoms, rehabilitation, relationship with healthcare personnel, social relationship, and treatment.
Conclusion:
COVID-19 survivors faced a multitude of symptoms while enduring the illness and thereafter.
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