Recovering from COVID-19 - A Process Characterised by Uncertainty: A Qualitative study.
J Rehabil Med
; 54: jrm00326, 2022 Sep 09.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35976769
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a deeper understanding of the lived experiences of patients with COVID-19, the recovery process and consequences for everyday life 6 months after hospital discharge.DESIGN:
An explorative qualitative study using individual interviews.SUBJECTS:
A purposive sampling was applied to recruit persons who had received inpatient hospital care, were discharged approximately 6 months previously, were of working age and had persistent self-reported symptoms at a 3-month follow-up appointment.METHODS:
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 participants (10 men, 5 women), which were then transcribed and analysed with inductive thematic analysis.RESULTS:
Three themes were identified "Status of recovery - two steps forward, one step back", "Remaining symptoms caused limitations in everyday life" and "Strategies for recovery". Participants indicated the recovery process through 6 months after discharge was a challenging road, often involving setbacks. A wide range of persistent, fluctuating, or new symptoms negatively impacted many areas of daily life, with fatigue and lack of energy being especially prominent. Participants used a variety of strategies to cope and recover.CONCLUSION:
This study increases our knowledge of the lived experiences of COVID-19 based individual experiences. Unexpected symptoms in the recovery process were described and not always possible to forecast.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Rehabil Med
Assunto da revista:
REABILITACAO
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article