Jurnal Keperawatan Padjadjaran
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2022): Jurnal Keperawatan Padjadjaran

The Prior-to-isolation Psychosocial Experiences of COVID-19 Diagnosed Patients: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis

Mira Wahyu Kusumawati (Master’s Program of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia)
Heni Dwi Windarwati (Universitas Brawijaya)
Setyawati Soeharti (Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2022

Abstract

Background: Changes that occurred during COVID-19 pandemic have caused people to have various responses when receiving a diagnosis of COVID-19; among others are stigma in society, lack of knowledge, various social media news that affect people’s beliefs, and mental health during the pandemic. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the psychosocial experiences of patients before and when they were frst diagnosed with COVID-19. Methods: Using a phenomenological approach, we involved 19 COVID-19 survivors who were medically diagnosed and confrmed positive for COVID-19 in the frst 6 months of the pandemic entering Indonesia, located in Madiun Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia. We conducted face-toface semi-structured interviews with health protocols and analyzed using the 6-step of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) method. Results: Three themed-fndings illustrate patients’ psychosocial experiences before being diagnosed: 1) cooperative behavior during the pandemic (with sub themes: recognizing symptoms and looking for medical help); 2) Navigating feelings when frst received a diagnosis (with sub themes: being worried about the diagnosis, suspecting infection based on exposure history, and acknowledging the existence of COVID-19); and 3) Early psychosocial responses (with sub-themes: psychological response, cognitive response,behavioral response, family responses, and social response). Conclusion: Exploring the experiences of patients with confrmed COVID-19 before and undergoing the isolation period can provide opportunities to improve the quality of physical and psychological services starting from prevention and assistance when receiving a diagnosis so as not to experience a worsening of the condition during treatment. Recommendations are for further study about COVID-19 survivors among children and adolescents who have been treated in the intensive care unit.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jkp

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Subject

Health Professions Neuroscience Nursing Public Health

Description

Jurnal Keperawatan Padjadjaran (JKP) or The Padjadjaran Nursing Journal is a peer review journal providing an open access facility for scientific articles published by the principles of allowing free research available for public to support global scientific exchange. Padjadjaran Nursing Journal ...