We analyzed the lived experiences of frontline nurses and physicians who were affected by COVID-19 through a phenomenological approach, using Cohen's methodology with interview data. The participants were enrolled in the study in May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. The inclusion criteria were (i) being a nurse or physician employed full time caring for COVID-19 patients before falling ill; (ii) contracting SARS-CoV-2 between February 2020 to May 2020; (iii) having recovered before enrollment; and (iv) providing informed consent to participate. Sixteen participants (60% nurses) with an average age of 45 years were included. The following main themes were extrapolated from our data analysis: “fear of diagnosis,” “loneliness (as isolation),” “touch of nurses,” and “feeling guilty of abandonment.” Several aspects emerging from our study highlight the strong emotional impact of COVID on nurses and physicians infected during their activities, such as feelings of fear and loneliness on the one hand, and of impotence and guilt for not being able to help on the other.

Simeone, S., Ambrosca, R., Vellone, E., Durante, A., Arcadi, P., Cicolini, G., et al. (2022). Lived experiences of frontline nurses and physicians infected by COVID-19 during their activities: A phenomenological study. NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES, 24, 245-254 [10.1111/nhs.12920].

Lived experiences of frontline nurses and physicians infected by COVID-19 during their activities: A phenomenological study

Simeone S.;Vellone E.;Durante A.;Alvaro R.;Pucciarelli G.
2022-01-01

Abstract

We analyzed the lived experiences of frontline nurses and physicians who were affected by COVID-19 through a phenomenological approach, using Cohen's methodology with interview data. The participants were enrolled in the study in May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. The inclusion criteria were (i) being a nurse or physician employed full time caring for COVID-19 patients before falling ill; (ii) contracting SARS-CoV-2 between February 2020 to May 2020; (iii) having recovered before enrollment; and (iv) providing informed consent to participate. Sixteen participants (60% nurses) with an average age of 45 years were included. The following main themes were extrapolated from our data analysis: “fear of diagnosis,” “loneliness (as isolation),” “touch of nurses,” and “feeling guilty of abandonment.” Several aspects emerging from our study highlight the strong emotional impact of COVID on nurses and physicians infected during their activities, such as feelings of fear and loneliness on the one hand, and of impotence and guilt for not being able to help on the other.
2022
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/45 - SCIENZE INFERMIERISTICHE GENERALI, CLINICHE E PEDIATRICHE
English
COVID-19
healthcare
lived experience
nurse
nursing
phenomenological
physicians
qualitative
Simeone, S., Ambrosca, R., Vellone, E., Durante, A., Arcadi, P., Cicolini, G., et al. (2022). Lived experiences of frontline nurses and physicians infected by COVID-19 during their activities: A phenomenological study. NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES, 24, 245-254 [10.1111/nhs.12920].
Simeone, S; Ambrosca, R; Vellone, E; Durante, A; Arcadi, P; Cicolini, G; Simonetti, V; Alvaro, R; Pucciarelli, G
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