Research Article

Perceptions of Family Caregivers in the Caring for COVID-19 Patient: Self-Sacrificing Management, Fear, and Loneliness to Protect the Patient—A Qualitative Content Analysis

Table 1

Themes and main categories from content analysis of the perceptions of family caregivers in caring for COVID-19 patient.

CodeCategoryTheme

(i) Paying close attention to the timing of the medication (p2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11)
(ii) Using acetaminophen for fever (p3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14)
(iii) Using herbal teas (ginger, thyme, green tea, mountain tea, and quince) to improve cough and maintain body fluids (p2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
(iv) Lung physiotherapy with palm for the patient (p11, 13, 14)
(i) Using medication cautiously
(ii) Paying attention to preventive measures and reduce the patient’s respiratory problems
(iii) Paying close attention to herbal remedies and nutritional recommendations of traditional medicine
Unremitting efforts in physical care in the traditional medicine

(i) Isolation of the patient (quarantine) (p3, 4, 5, 10)
(ii) Attention to disinfecting the home environment and furniture (p1, 3, 4, 12)
(iii) Disinfection of toilets and baths with bleaching and alcohol (p6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14)
(i) Separation of the patients and their equipment
(ii) Disinfection of equipment and the patient’s environment
Efforts to maintain environmental health

(i) Giving hope, mood, and reducing stress by talking, joking, and expressing good memories to distract (p5, 6, 8, 12)
(ii) Using favorite movies and music to change the patient’s mood and distraction (p7, 8, 9, 10, 14)
(iii) Emphasis on giving the patient a spirit of resistance and hope (p1, 5, 6, 7, 10, 18)
(iv) Emotion control (panic, stress, anxiety, and crying) next to the patient (p6, 7, 8)
(v) Improving the mental atmosphere and maintaining home silence to reduce patient stress (p1, 2, 8, 9, 13, 14)
(i) Deviation of thoughts to improve the patient’s mood
(ii) Induction of positive energy to the patient
Accuracy in psychological attention