A Qualitative Investigation of the Psychological Experiences of COVID-19 Patients Receiving Inpatient Care in Isolation

Haoyu Pei, Qiuping Wu, Yu Xie, Jing Deng, Limei Jiang and Xiaoqin Gan

Clinical Nursing Research, 2021, vol. 30, issue 7, 1113-1120

Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly throughout the world. Still, little is known about the psychological experiences of patients who received inpatient isolation treatment in order to improve the well-being of these patients. We randomly recruited 10 COVID-19 patients who received inpatient isolation treatment at a designated hospital in Wuhan from February to March 2020 and were discharged after recovery. The data were collected via a semi-structured interview over WeChat video and analyzed them using Calaizzi’s descriptive phenomenological method. COVID-19 patients experienced significant psychological stress during hospitalization that continued after recovery and discharge. This can be categorized into three themes: (1) negative emotions experienced; (2) uncertainty of treatment provided; and (3) worries about readjusting to daily life. The insight into a patient’s psychological experiences can support the timely implementation of personalized nursing interventions within hospitals and the community to improve the patient’s mental well-being and recovery trajectory.

Keywords: coronavirus disease 2019; inpatient isolation; nursing; nurse-patient relations; psychological experience; community-based interventions; qualitative study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/10547738211024807

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