[Building COVID-19's semiology: The blind wise men and the elephant].

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Construction of mild and moderate COVID-19's semiology between patients and professionals in primary care.

Method

Qualitative investigation in a phenomenological theoretical frame, from an epistemic justice position, settled in Catalonia, primary care settings, during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic (April-May 2020). 15 patients and 9 professionals participated. Data collection was done through semi-structured phone interviews to patients with a microbiological confirmed diagnostic of COVID-19 and followed at primary care and semi-structured narratives of professionals. Data were triangled by the three authors.

Results

We described the most common symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, loss of appetite, muscular and joint pain, and high ai

SUBMITTER: Torrell Vallespin G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8810389 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature