PsychologicalreactionsofCOVID‐19patientstothestresscaused by the disease crisis: A descriptive phenomenological study

This study was conducted to explain the psychological reactions of COVID‐19
patients to the stress caused by the disease crisis from the perspective of the survivors.
Design and Methods: A phenomenological approach was adopted to the qualitative
study of 14 COVID‐19 survivors selected through purposive sampling.
Findings: Two themes extracted as the psychological reactions of the patients to the
COVID‐19‐induced stress included “self‐moderating effect of stress” and “psychological
maladaptation.”
Practice Implications: The present findings appear effective in laying the foundations
for performing interventions to improve constructive psychological reactions such as
using self‐moderating mechanisms of the COVID‐19‐induced stress and reducing or
eliminating maladaptive psychological reactions such as depression, anger, self‐blaming,
and regret.