Living with the risk of being infected: COPD patients' experiences during the coronavirus pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To explore the existential significance of living with the risk of being infected with coronavirus in patients with COPD.

Background

Distancing measures aim to break the coronavirus transmission chains. Physical separation from social networks and social isolation are correlated with anxiety and depression. People with a chronic obstructive lung disease are particularly vulnerable due to the increased risk of a serious course of illness, so therefore many of them choose self-isolation to protect themselves from COVID-19.

Design

A qualitative exploratory study using individual semi-structured interviews.

Methods

From June-September 2020, 13 participants were recruited through advertisements on Facebook as a convenience sample for semi-structured individual

SUBMITTER: Mousing CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8014212 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature