Australians' experiences of COVID-19 during the early months of the crisis: A qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 crisis has wrought major changes to people's lives across the globe since the beginning of the outbreak in early 2020. The "Australians' Experiences of COVID-19" qualitative descriptive study was established to explore how Australians from different geographical areas and social groups experienced the COVID-19 crisis.

Methods

Three sets of semi-structured interviews, each with a diverse group of 40 adults across Australia, were completed between 2020 and 2022. This article reports findings from the first set of interviews, conducted by telephone in mid-2020.

Results

The participants discussed their experiences of living through this period, which was characterized by strong public health measures to contain the spread of COVID, including a na

SUBMITTER: Lupton D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9995885 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature