Perceptions of Family Caregivers in the Caring for Covid-19 Patient

Self-Sacrificing Management, Fear, and Loneliness to Protect the Patient—A Qualitative Content Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID15087124
AuthorsSafieh Faghani (0000-0002-9260-3655, Tarbiat Modares University), Fazlollah Ahmadi (0000-0002-1961-7735, Tarbiat Modares University, corresponding author), Eesa Mohammadi (0000-0001-6169-9829, Tarbiat Modares University)
EditorsTommaso Martino (0000-0001-8877-4104)
Year2023
Volume2023
Pages1-9
Publication date2023-02-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth & Social Care in the Community (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0966-0410 • E-ISSN: 1365-2524
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1155/2023/7868392
OpenAlexW4320920773
LanguageEN
References cited26

This study aimed to evaluate the perception of family caregivers in the care process of patients with COVID-19. This study was conducted on 19 family caregivers, who were selected using purposive sampling from 2021 to 2022. Unstructured interviews were used to collect data. The data were analyzed using the Kyngas conventional content analysis approach. The analysis of data led to three main themes, including unremitting efforts in physical care in the light of traditional medicine, accuracy, and intelligence in psychological attention and trying to maintain environmental health. According to the results, family caregivers provide high levels of self-sacrificing, continuous, and comprehensive, combined with fear and loneliness care in different dimensions with little or no support from the family, community, and health team

Content analysis · Family caregivers · Loneliness · Nonprobability sampling · Perception · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Prevention and Impact · Medicine · Mental Health and Well-being · Nursing · Psychology