Participants’ experiences of coronaviruses infection
Keywords:
Coronavirus, Patient Experience, Symptoms, Treatment, Complications, Qualitative studyAbstract
Background: Coronaviruses affect many populations worldwide. Their experience varies according to the severity of the infection. Some of them had a mild infection which was treated at home while the severer cases were treated at the hospital. Aim: This study explored the experience of the infected population by COVID-19 in 2021. A qualitative study design was conducted in 2021, and a structured electronic questionnaire was used for data collection from fourteen individuals diagnosed with COVIID -19, and agreement was taken from each participant after a full explanation on the first page of the questionnaire. The data were analyzed using Colaizzi’s method and Excel program, to assess the participants’ experiences related to coronavirus infection. Results: the result shew the different participants’ experiences during the infection period with coronaviruses particularly, symptoms, treatment, psychological experience, and complications. Conclusion: The data was collected during this pandemic phase to compare different experiences related to the nature of the infection to get information that can help in constructing education programs to raise population awareness about this problem.
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