Abstract:

The aim of this study is to reveal the disease experiences of physicians who have had Covid-19. In the study, phenomenology, one of the qualitative research designs, was used. In qualitative research, it is aimed to see the world through the eyes of the subjects by revealing their perspective and world of meaning. Data were collected between April and May 2022. In the study, the participants were determined by the snowball method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, and a total of 20 physicians were reached. At this point, the interview technique was used to reveal the perspectives of the participants. As a result of the repetition of the data obtained from 20 people, it was concluded that data saturation was achieved and data collection was terminated. According to the findings, it was seen that 4 different themes came to the fore in the form of the transmission process of Covid-19, the reactions to Covid-19, the experiences during the treatment process and the changes experienced after the treatment. It has been observed that physicians work in many different fields, their professional experience varies between 1-12 years and they are between the ages of 25-42. It has been observed that the general experiences of physicians who had Covid-19 were gathered under four different headings and factors such as cough, loss of taste and fatigue came to the fore as symptoms of catching the disease. In the provincial periods of the disease, negative emotions such as fear, anxiety, feeling of death and being young, being vaccinated, etc. positive emotions were observed. It has been observed that doctors use internal and external factors in the fight against the disease and try to control factors such as stress, fear and anxiety.

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