ArticleJournal of patient-reported outcomes2023
Experiences of being at high-risk during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on emotional well-being and daily life in people with chronic conditions: a qualitative study.
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- Experiences of Individuals With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Their Caregivers During the Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Nursing open · 2026Pooled it
- COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices and Perceived Risk: Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Sleep patterns during the pandemic and covid-related stress: a large-scale study in the general population of Serbia and Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina).Population health metrics · 2026Article
- Cardiac rehabilitation patient perspectives during COVID-19 pandemic: quantitative and qualitative study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Mental well-being and patient activation during the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark - a cohort study among 710 Danish adults with chronic conditions.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundWith its health risks and extensive disruption to everyday life, the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the lives of billions of people. People with chronic conditions are particularly susceptible to severe illness if infected by COVID-19, and they have repeatedly been urged to take stringent steps to 'shield' themselves from the virus. It is argued that the negative impact of isolation and other lockdown-related restrictions on emotional well-being and daily life may be most prominent among people at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19. This qualitative thematic analysis aimed to explore how individuals with chronic conditions perceived the risk posed by COVID-19 and to understand how being at high risk affected their emotional well-being and everyday life.
methodsThe study is a thematic analysis of qualitative data consisting of semi-structured interviews with adults affected by at least one chronic condition supplemented with free text comments from a PRO-based survey.
resultsBased on 17 semi-structured interviews and 144 free text comments from a PRO-based survey three thematic patterns representing diverse COVID-19-related risk experiences were extracted: (1) Feeling vulnerable and at risk, (2) Uncertainty about being at risk, and (3) Distancing from the high-risk label.
conclusionsThe risk of COVID-19 impacted the participants' everyday lives and emotional well-being in various ways. Some participants felt vulnerable and at risk causing them and their families to take on far-reaching precautions with significant consequences for their everyday life and emotional well-being. Some participants expressed uncertainty associated with whether they were at increased risk. Such uncertainty gave rise to dilemmas about how to navigate their everyday life. Other participants did not identify themselves as at higher risk and took no special precautions. Such a lack of perceived risk may undermine their motivation for taking preventive measures, which calls for public attention regarding current or future pandemics.
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