Sentimentos vividos por pessoas com COVID-19 longa

Abstract

Introduction: After the acute phase of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, individuals were diagnosed with “long post-COVID-19 condition”, whose symptoms appeared up to three months after infection, these were permeated by feelings that limited the return normality and compromised their quality of life. Object of study “the feelings experienced by individuals with long-term COVID-19”. Guiding question: “What were the feelings experienced by individuals with long-term COVID-19? Thus, it was necessary to know the individual's experience with long-term COVID-19, how they perceived the impact of the sequelae resulting from this disease in their lives and what consequences they faced in their evolution, as it encompasses their body and mind, this knowledge was necessary. in view of the magnitude that the COVID-19 pandemic has reached. Because, the affected individuals persist in rehabilitation, requiring us to know about the physical and psychosocial impairment. Its objective was: To analyze the feelings experienced by individuals with long-term COVID-19. Methodology: Qualitative study with a phenomenological approach, carried out with 12 people diagnosed with sequelae of COVID-19 and who were undergoing treatment during the period of the interviews, from February to May 2021. Results: it was evidenced through the categories: Fear permeating the lived; Fear when feeling death as a constant companion; Reframing life with support in spirituality. Thus, individuals felt that their experience was invaded by feelings determined by the long experience of COVID-19, which provided limitations and compromised their quality of life. Conclusion: The pandemic had a great impact on the experience of individuals affected by COVID-19 for a long time, significant changes, whether physical or psychological and social. Faced with such involvement, individuals began to need comprehensive care from the multidisciplinary team throughout the rehabilitation period. The study's findings may contribute to the structuring of strategies that enable the care of long-term COVID-19 victims undergoing rehabilitation.