Abstract
Background: Since December 2019, a number of new cases of COVID-19 have been found in the city of Wuhan, China. With the rapid increase in the number of infected people, the epidemic has caused a lot of psychological panic to the social residents, especially those who are not infected with COVID-19 hospitalized patients in Wuhan. Objectives: To understand and explore the true psychological feelings of inpatients during the COVID-19 epidemic, and to provide reference for clinical nursing work .Methods: During the COVID-19 epidemic period, 16 patients admitted to abdominal surgery conducted face-to-face in-depth interviews and used phenomenological analysis to analyze the results .Results: Lack of COVID-19 related knowledge among inpatients during the epidemic period; increased demand for information on treatment and care programmes; and increased need for their own safety and psychological needs .Conclusions: Medical staff should disseminate COVID-19 knowledge to inpatients, personalized care to improve patient's hospitalization experience, and give the corresponding emotional and social support.
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