Caregivers' perception of the caring challenges in coronavirus crisis (COVID-19): a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The nurses act as the guardians of people's health by preventing, controlling, and curing emerging diseases, including coronavirus, a highly infectious and contagious disease which has presented the caregivers in the Iranian healthcare system with many clinical challenges. In view of lack of research on the clinical challenges which arise during health crises, emerging diseases included, there is need for further investigation of those clinical challenges and dilemmas. The aim in present study was to describe the caregivers' experiences of the caring challenges in patients with coronavirus (COVID-19).

Methods

The present study is a qualitative work with a phenomenological-descriptive design. Data were collected via semi-structured, in-depth, individual interviews.

SUBMITTER: Mohammadi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8214044 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature