Intrapersonal and interpersonal level factors influencing self-care practices among Hong Kong individuals with COVID-19—A qualitative study
BackgroundThe unprecedented crisis during the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong placed a significant burden on the health care system. Therefore, the Hong Kong government advocated that individuals with no or mild COVID-19 symptoms should self-care at home. This study aimed to underst...
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| author | Haixia Ma Haixia Ma Yajing Ma Song Ge Shanshan Wang Shanshan Wang Ivy Yan Zhao Ivy Yan Zhao Martin Christensen Martin Christensen |
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| description | BackgroundThe unprecedented crisis during the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong placed a significant burden on the health care system. Therefore, the Hong Kong government advocated that individuals with no or mild COVID-19 symptoms should self-care at home. This study aimed to understand intrapersonal and interpersonal level factors that shaped self-care practices among home-quarantined individuals with COVID-19 during the peak of the pandemic.MethodsThis study used convenience and snowball sampling whereby a total of 30 semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted between March and April 2022. Inductive content analysis was used to analyze the data.ResultsFactors reported at the intrapersonal level included socioeconomic status and housing conditions, information and knowledge about COVID-19, long COVID, and psychological adjustments brought about by home quarantine. Factors identified at the interpersonal level included caregiving responsibilities, family relationships, and social support.ConclusionsFindings from this study identified a combination of intra and interpersonal level factors influenced an individual's self-care practices as a result of pandemic-induced quarantine. It was particularly concerning for those individuals in socially and economically deprived groups, where access to services was challenging. This study also raised awareness of the ineffectual and insufficient knowledge individuals held of self-medication and overall COVID-19 management. A key recommendation is developing family-based resilience programmes to support and empower vulnerable families to better cope with the realities of self-quarantine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a28939f542b44dc877258c3a87652d72022-12-22T01:38:02ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-08-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.964944964944Intrapersonal and interpersonal level factors influencing self-care practices among Hong Kong individuals with COVID-19—A qualitative studyHaixia Ma0Haixia Ma1Yajing Ma2Song Ge3Shanshan Wang4Shanshan Wang5Ivy Yan Zhao6Ivy Yan Zhao7Martin Christensen8Martin Christensen9School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaInterdisciplinary Centre for Qualitative Research, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaSchool of Public Policy and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaDepartment of Natural Sciences, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, TX, United StatesSchool of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaWHO Collaborating Center for Community Health Services, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaSchool of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaWHO Collaborating Center for Community Health Services, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaSchool of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaInterdisciplinary Centre for Qualitative Research, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaBackgroundThe unprecedented crisis during the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong placed a significant burden on the health care system. Therefore, the Hong Kong government advocated that individuals with no or mild COVID-19 symptoms should self-care at home. This study aimed to understand intrapersonal and interpersonal level factors that shaped self-care practices among home-quarantined individuals with COVID-19 during the peak of the pandemic.MethodsThis study used convenience and snowball sampling whereby a total of 30 semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted between March and April 2022. Inductive content analysis was used to analyze the data.ResultsFactors reported at the intrapersonal level included socioeconomic status and housing conditions, information and knowledge about COVID-19, long COVID, and psychological adjustments brought about by home quarantine. Factors identified at the interpersonal level included caregiving responsibilities, family relationships, and social support.ConclusionsFindings from this study identified a combination of intra and interpersonal level factors influenced an individual's self-care practices as a result of pandemic-induced quarantine. It was particularly concerning for those individuals in socially and economically deprived groups, where access to services was challenging. This study also raised awareness of the ineffectual and insufficient knowledge individuals held of self-medication and overall COVID-19 management. A key recommendation is developing family-based resilience programmes to support and empower vulnerable families to better cope with the realities of self-quarantine.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.964944/fullself-careCOVID-19home quarantineintrapersonalinterpersonal |
| spellingShingle | Haixia Ma Haixia Ma Yajing Ma Song Ge Shanshan Wang Shanshan Wang Ivy Yan Zhao Ivy Yan Zhao Martin Christensen Martin Christensen Intrapersonal and interpersonal level factors influencing self-care practices among Hong Kong individuals with COVID-19—A qualitative study Frontiers in Public Health self-care COVID-19 home quarantine intrapersonal interpersonal |
| title | Intrapersonal and interpersonal level factors influencing self-care practices among Hong Kong individuals with COVID-19—A qualitative study |
| title_full | Intrapersonal and interpersonal level factors influencing self-care practices among Hong Kong individuals with COVID-19—A qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Intrapersonal and interpersonal level factors influencing self-care practices among Hong Kong individuals with COVID-19—A qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intrapersonal and interpersonal level factors influencing self-care practices among Hong Kong individuals with COVID-19—A qualitative study |
| title_short | Intrapersonal and interpersonal level factors influencing self-care practices among Hong Kong individuals with COVID-19—A qualitative study |
| title_sort | intrapersonal and interpersonal level factors influencing self care practices among hong kong individuals with covid 19 a qualitative study |
| topic | self-care COVID-19 home quarantine intrapersonal interpersonal |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.964944/full |
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