Cultural Psychology

Cultural Psychology

Exploring Facilitators of post-traumatic growth in patients with Covid-19: Thematic Analysis

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
alireza fazeli mehrabadi 1
Hadi Bahrami Ehsan 2
javad hatami 3
Seyed Hasan Adeli 4
1 PhD Student in Health Psychology, Tehran University, Iran
2 Professor of Department of Psychology, Tehran University, Iran
3 Associate Professor of Department of Psychology, Tehran University, Iran.
4 Associate Professor of Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences. Iran
10.30487/jcp.2021.319388.1350
Abstract
The prevalence of Covid-19 in the world has caused many mental and physical problems for individuals, but some people experience post-traumatic growth despite these problems. The aim of the present study was to explain post-traumatic growth facilitators based on the experiences of patients with Covid-19. A qualitative research design was conducted using content analysis method. Twenty-five participants were selected using purposive sampling and interviewed using semi-structured and in-depth interviews. Purposeful sampling was used to achieve data saturation. Data were analyzed according to the step-by-step process of Brown and Clark content analysis using MAXQDA software. Data analysis resulted in 90 initial codes, 23 basic themes, and 6 organizing themes. The most important facilitating factors and their sub-categories were: Perception of support (support of friends, support of family, self-sacrifice, support of medical staff); Spirituality (spiritual beliefs, spiritual behaviors, religious background); Personality traits (optimism, extraversion, hardiness, no history of neuroticism, flexibility, conscientiousness, self-efficacy and deep thinking); Safe attachment (safe family relationships, feelings of being loved); experience of going through a crisis (unfortunate events, history of illness, history of loss, facing death); And demographic variables (youth, higher education). The results showed that various factors may facilitate post-traumatic growth in patients with Covid-19. Identification of these facilitators can significantly help in designing and modifying intervention programs for patients with Covid-19.
 
Keywords
Post-traumatic Growth
Facilitating Factors
Theme Analysis
Covid-19
Qualitative Method
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Cultural Psychology
Volume 6, Issue 1
June 2022
Pages 76-94

  • Receive Date 11 December 2021
  • Revise Date 19 December 2021
  • Accept Date 20 December 2021