Department of Public Health, School of Health, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran.
Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran.
BMC Fam Pract. 2021 Jun 29;22(1):137. doi: 10.1186/s12875-021-01489-7.
Family caregivers of patients with COVID-19 face many challenges that affect their physical and mental health.
The aim of the present study was to explore experiences of family caregivers of patients with COVID-19.
This phenomenological study was performed based on 13 family caregivers who had experience in home caring for patients with COVID-19. Data were collected through purposive sampling with in-depth semi-structured interviews. The Colaizzi's 7-step method was used to determine themes. The MAXQDA10 software was used to manage qualitative data analysis.
Thirteen family caregivers participated. Five main themes describe family caregivers' experiences of caring for patients with COVID-19: nature of the disease; unmet needs; unpleasant physical, psychological, and social experiences; care facilitators and positive experiences.
Information and financial support for COVID-19 should be provided to family caregivers. Also, community members should embrace patients and family caregivers and reinforce the positive experiences of caregivers.
COVID-19 患者的家庭照顾者面临许多影响他们身心健康的挑战。
本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 患者家庭照顾者的体验。
本现象学研究基于 13 名有 COVID-19 患者家庭护理经验的家庭照顾者进行。通过目的抽样收集数据,并进行深入的半结构化访谈。采用 Colaizzi 的 7 步方法确定主题。使用 MAXQDA10 软件进行定性数据分析。
共有 13 名家庭照顾者参与。五个主要主题描述了家庭照顾者照顾 COVID-19 患者的体验:疾病性质;未满足的需求;不愉快的身体、心理和社会体验;照顾促进因素和积极体验。
应为 COVID-19 患者的家庭照顾者提供有关疾病的信息和经济支持。此外,社区成员应该接纳患者和家庭照顾者,并强化照顾者的积极体验。