Zeinab Mousavi Almaleki; Soheila Ghomian; Rasoul Roshan Chesli; Mina Bagherinezhad
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Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic has been on the rise all over the globe during the last two years and numerous cases are being reported positive on the Covid-19 diagnostic test daily. Patients dealing with this disease experience special emotions and psychological conditions. The aim of this study is ...
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Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic has been on the rise all over the globe during the last two years and numerous cases are being reported positive on the Covid-19 diagnostic test daily. Patients dealing with this disease experience special emotions and psychological conditions. The aim of this study is to understand and describe the lived experience of these patients and their psychological and spiritual dimensions. This study was carried out through a qualitative method following a descriptive phenomenological approach. Data gathering was performed via 14 semi-structured interviews with COVID-19 patients from different cities in Iran. The selection of the sample was started with purposive sampling in 2020, and continued with the selection of more samples through the snowball sampling method till data saturation was achieved. Data analyses were performed by a qualitative method based on the Colizzi approach, leading to the extraction of 8 major classes and 24 themes. The classes of negative reactions to the diseases included fear and anxiety, hopelessness, anger and hatred, depersonalization and de-realization, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The post-disease classes of attitudinal and spiritual evolutions included increased spirituality, modified interpersonal relationships, and evolved self-concept. have achieved unique spiritual experiences and growth dimensions in their life upon dealing with the pandemic. This study can greatly help psychologists, medics, and medical managers to identify therapeutic approaches to treat anxiety and improve peace in the Covid-19 patients.
Bakhtiar Molkari; Nader Karmian; Kioumars Farahbakhsh; Masoumeh Esmaili
Volume 4, Issue 13 , February 2014, , Pages 107-120
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The aim of the present study was to analyze emotional and familial situations of injured victims of the chemical air attack on city of Sardasht. The study employed a qualitative (interpretive) design and the statistical population included all injured victims of Sardasht chemical air attack. The sample ...
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The aim of the present study was to analyze emotional and familial situations of injured victims of the chemical air attack on city of Sardasht. The study employed a qualitative (interpretive) design and the statistical population included all injured victims of Sardasht chemical air attack. The sample consisted of 15 men and 15 women, chosen through convenient sampling. Semi-structured interviews were used for examining the sample population’s emotional and familial situation. Data were analyzed using categorizing and coding. Results suggested that the following complaints were common among the majority of the population: inability in communicating with others, inability in expressing emotions, changes in mood, humiliation, irritability, horrible nightmares, emotional dependence, lack of close relationships among family members, family fights, dissatisfaction with spouse, dissatisfaction with one’s parental role, and failed relationships with one’s children. The study suggests that the chemical air attack has widely incurred numerous emotional and familial problems on the injured victims, who are in urgent need of supportive interventions offered by people and the government.
