Qualitative Study on Psychological Experience of Close Contacts with COVID-19 during the Centralized Isolation Medical Observation Period
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2023.02.10
- VernacularTitle:新冠肺炎密切接触者集中隔离医学观察期心理体验的质性研究
- Author:
Ruihua LI
1
;
Quncao YANG
1
;
Hao ZHANG
1
;
Yuanyuan DUAN
1
;
Minjie LI
2
;
Nan HAO
1
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
2. Department of Nursing, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an 710068, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
COVID-19;
Close Contacts;
Centralized Isolation;
Psychological Experience;
Qualitative Study
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2023;36(2):174-179
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To analyze the psychological experience of close contacts with COVID-19 during the centralized isolation medical observation (centralized isolation for short) period, 17 close contacts of COVID-19 who received medical isolation observation at designated locations in a city of China were selected by purposive sampling using qualitative study methods, and the interviewees were interviewed by full-coverage structured telephone. By analyzing the obtained data and summarizing the themes, it was found that the psychological status of the COVID-19 close contacts during the centralized isolation period could be classified into three themes: obvious negative emotions, somatization of psychological problems, and demand for social support. During the epidemic, when close contacts were quarantined as high-risk groups, they often had complex and difficult psychological experiences. Relevant departments should actively carry out online guidance channels and offline knowledge dissemination, actively conduct psychological interventions for close contacts, assist them to develop life plans to enrich the life of the centralized isolation period. At the same time, relevant departments should do a good job in logistics and life support services, create a comfortable isolated living environment, and effectively relieve the negative emotions of close contacts of COVID-19 during centralized isolation through a variety of positive and effective measures to ensure physical and mental health.
