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The challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and the way people deal with them. A qualitative longitudinal study

The conducted qualitative research was aimed at capturing the biggest challenges related to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The interviews were carried out in March-June (five stages of the research) and in October (the 6(th) stage of the research). A total of 115 in-depth individual intervi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Maison, Dominika, Jaworska, Diana, Adamczyk, Dominika, Affeltowicz, Daria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8504766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34634054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258133
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Sumario:The conducted qualitative research was aimed at capturing the biggest challenges related to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The interviews were carried out in March-June (five stages of the research) and in October (the 6(th) stage of the research). A total of 115 in-depth individual interviews were conducted online with 20 respondents, in 6 stages. The results of the analysis showed that for all respondents the greatest challenges and the source of the greatest suffering were: a) limitation of direct contact with people; b) restrictions on movement and travel; c) necessary changes in active lifestyle; d) boredom and monotony; and e) uncertainty about the future.