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From inside the country that never closed down: A qualitative research study focusing on the patient experiences of care and rehabilitation after the first wave of COVID-19 in Sweden.

Linda Swanson, Christine Jones, Susann Azzabi, Anne Söderlund, Lena Nordgren

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Linda SwansonFaculty of Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3284-9653
Christine JonesDepartment of Paramedical Science, Region Sörmland.
Susann AzzabiDepartment of Paramedical Science, Region Sörmland.
Anne SöderlundSchool of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden.
Lena NordgrenDepartment of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the challenges that patients faced when severely ill with COVID-19 and during their rehabilitation journeys following the first wave in Sweden. Eight patients that were treated in an intensive care unit were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. Three themes were generated through thematic analysis: "transition into illness" (with subthemes: underestimated severity, uncertainty and worry); "to be cared for in a hospital setting" (with subthemes: loss of responsibility, loss of memory and time, contradictory feelings of being hospitalized, physical impact as frustrating); and "after care: managing on your own" (with subthemes: appreciation for care, care gaps and insufficient care, compromised ability, mental health, and self-efficacy for self-managed rehabilitation and post-traumatic growth). The findings indicated that the Swedish open strategy may be beneficial in other countries as it facilitated post-traumatic growth and that there should be a structured rehabilitation strategy in place in case of future pandemics.

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COVID-19hospitalizationinterviewspatient carequalitative researchrehabilitation

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PMID41321394
PMCPMC12657773

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