Types of Perception Toward Quarantine Measures among Patients Infected with COVID-19
- Author:
Geun Myun KIM
1
;
Jung Un LEE
;
Hae Kyung JUNG
;
Soo Gyung NAM
;
So Hyeong SIM
;
Soo Jung CHANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:RESEARCH PAPER
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2021;51(6):661-677
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Purpose:This study was conducted to identify the types of perception toward quarantine measures at hospitals or community treatment centers among patients infected with COVID-19.
Methods:This study applied Q-methodology. Two hundred and nineteen Q populations were constructed based on related literature and in-depth interviews with 5 adults infected with COVID-19 and who experienced quarantine and hospitalization. Interviews were performed from November 14 to 29, 2020. A total of 45 Q samples were extracted and Q sorting was performed using a 9-point scale for 30 adult subjects who experienced quarantine at hospitals and community treatment centers. The data were analyzed using the PC-QUANL program.
Results:The perception of subjects toward quarantine measures was classified into the following six types: ‘passive acceptance’, ‘social stigma perception’, ‘appreciation of daily life through awareness of the realities of illness’, ‘why me?’, ‘fearful perception’, and ‘positive meaning’.
Conclusion:The perception of quarantine measure among patients with COVID-19 is identified as six types with positive and negative emotional characteristics. This result will contribute to the development of individualized strategies to address psychosocial health problems among patients with infectious diseases.
