Lived Experiences of the Patients with COVID-19: A Hermeneutic Phenomenology

Mohammadreza Firouzkouhi; Mayumi Kako; Abdolghani Abdollahimohammad; Morteza Nouraei; Najmeh Azizi; Mohammad Mohammadi

doi:10.34172/jcs.2023.30642

Lived Experiences of the Patients with COVID-19: A Hermeneutic Phenomenology

J Caring Sci. 2022 Dec 31;12(1):57-63. doi: 10.34172/jcs.2023.30642. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Mohammadreza Firouzkouhi¹, Mayumi Kako², Abdolghani Abdollahimohammad¹, Morteza Nouraei³, Najmeh Azizi⁴, Mohammad Mohammadi⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
² School of Medicine Graduate, School of Medical, Hiroshima, Japan.
³ Department of History, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
⁴ Department of Nursing, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
⁵ Zabol Pre-hospital Emergency Center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is a considerable challenge for infected patients who require more attention for recovery. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the lived experience of patients with COVID-19. Methods: This qualitative, hermeneutic phenomenological study was conducted in the southeast of Iran from March to May 2020. The data were purposefully collected from 16 patients with COVID-19. Data were collected using in-depth semi-structured telephone interviews and analyzed using the Van Manen method. Results: The lived experiences of patients were categorized into five themes, including incredible clinical symptoms of COVID-19, horror and stigma, bad memories of hospitalization, trust in God and hope as recovery agents from COVID-19, and reborn after recovery from COVID-19. Conclusion: Patients with COVID-19 have experienced variety of physical and psychosocial challenges. Health care providers have to supply appropriate strategies to fulfill the infected patients needs in such a crisis.

Keywords: COVID-19; Experiences; Nursing; Pandemic; Patient; Qualitative research.