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. 2021 Oct 11;16(10):e0258133.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258133. eCollection 2021.

The challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and the way people deal with them. A qualitative longitudinal study

Dominika Maison  1 , Diana Jaworska  1 , Dominika Adamczyk  1 , Daria Affeltowicz  1
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The challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and the way people deal with them. A qualitative longitudinal study

Dominika Maison et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

The conducted qualitative research was aimed at capturing the biggest challenges related to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The interviews were carried out in March-June (five stages of the research) and in October (the 6th stage of the research). A total of 115 in-depth individual interviews were conducted online with 20 respondents, in 6 stages. The results of the analysis showed that for all respondents the greatest challenges and the source of the greatest suffering were: a) limitation of direct contact with people; b) restrictions on movement and travel; c) necessary changes in active lifestyle; d) boredom and monotony; and e) uncertainty about the future.

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