Comfort Need of Hospitalised Patients With Covid-19 During Isolation Precaution: A Qualitative Study

Aim: This study aimed to explore the experiences of hospitalised patients with Covid-19 in terms of the meeting of their comfort needs and the source of discomfort during isolation precautions. Design: Qualitative descriptive phenomenological approach was applied in this study. Methods: There were 16 hospitalised patients with Covid-19 and 11 nurses who were thoroughly interviewed. Content analysis was conducted to examine the data of the interviews and then managed using Atlas ti-9 software. Results: Five central themes were identified that describe the comfort needs and the source of discomfort, as follows: (1) nursing professionalism; (2) physical discomfort; (3) psychological responses; (4) poor sleep quality; and (5) spiritual adaptations. Public Contribution: The study promoted further explanation about comfort need in patients with Covid-19 in isolation room. This study also highlighted that nursing care played a pivotal part in assisting patients to reach their highest comfort level.