What is it about?
There is little research about the challenges faced by significant others of coronavirus patients, (including spouses, children, siblings, and parents). We aimed to discover through an open-ended semi-structured questionnaire the main challenges and coping strategies of significant others since the time their relative have been tested positive for coronavirus and taken to quarantine or admitted to the hospital.
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Why is it important?
Based on the findings of the study we are able to recommend key social policy measures to support families of coronavirus-infected people through salient areas of criminalization laws, therapy and counseling, surveillance and monitoring, employee protection, and accountability of government, health workers, and police.
Perspectives
The 1 million people who ahve died from COVID-19 and the many who were afflicted by it, are not the only ones to suffer. Our aim in this study was to understand the changed life circumstances of close relatives affected by coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) patients and to recommend better social and state support for them.
Sara Rizvi Jafree
Forman Christian College University
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This page is a summary of: Significant other family members and their experiences of COVID-19 in Pakistan: A qualitative study with implications for social policy., Stigma and Health, November 2020, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/sah0000269.
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