Table 1 Examples of meaning units, codes and Sub-categories from content analysis of the health-care provider’s experiences
Meaning unit | Code | Sub-categories |
|---|---|---|
- It was news that we heard about the deaths of doctors, especially the news that emphasized the deaths of colleagues and patients, and especially the deaths of doctors in different cities, have a very bad effect on us. | fear of more mortality | Nature of illness |
-In the early days, we did not have any equipment at all. The simplest ones were gloves and a mask, which I took from home with some of my colleagues. Face masks (the FSP and N95 masks), gloves and other protective equipment were rationed to avoid shortages. They did not give us more than two dozen of ordinary masks, and we had to buy or make our own masks. | Shortage | Organizational demands |
The bad attitude of the people scares me | stigma | Social support |