Autonomy and isolation experienced by patients and primary caregivers during COVID-19 hospitalization in Barcelona (Spain)
Mestres Soler, Olga (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Infermeria)
Leyva-Moral, Juan M. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Infermeria)
Aguayo-Gonzalez, Mariela (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Infermeria)
Zuriguel Pérez, Esperanza (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca)
Rosales, Marta (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Gomez Ibañez, Rebeca (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Infermeria)

Data:	2022
Resum:	This study aims to describe patients' and family caregivers' hospitalization experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using qualitative exploratory descriptive methods, thirteen patients admitted to the largest hospital in Barcelona (Spain) due to COVID-19 were interviewed by telephone once discharged, as were eight primary caregivers. Data were analyzed using the content analysis method proposed by Krippendorff. Two main themes were identified: a) Acceptance of mandatory isolation for patients and family caregivers, which refers to the verbalization of a feeling that justifies the imposed isolation and the need for the use of personal protective equipment by the health team for everyone's safety, and b) Limited autonomy during hospitalization for patients and family caregivers, which describes participants' perceptions of autonomy during hospitalization. Patients and caregivers experienced feelings of loneliness, which negatively affected their emotional health. In addition, they experienced reduced autonomy due to new habits and routines intended to control the pandemic for public and global health.
Nota:	Altres ajuts: acords transformatius de la UAB
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Autonomy ; Family, isolation ; SARSCoV-2 ; Qualitative research
Publicat a:	Nursing & Health Sciences, Vol. 24 Num. 4 (dec. 2022) , p. 853-861, ISSN 1442-2018

DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12986
PMID: 36117318

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