Feelings of adolescents facing social isolation due to COVID-19 from the phenomenological methodology

Gutierrez S.C.H.; Muñoz S.T.; Manchay R.J.D. · Revista Cubana de Enfermeria (2020)

Resumen

Introduction: Confinement due to COVID-19 has affected various groups of people, one of them is adolescents, who have experienced positive and negative feelings. Objective: To describe the feelings experienced by adolescents in the face of social isolation due to COVID-19 in Amazonas, Peru. Methods: Qualitative study of social phenomenological methodological approach by Alfred Schütz; the setting was the housing of adolescents in the Amazon Region-Peru, during the month of June 2020. The sample was 22 adolescents with family ties of nursing students, whose ages fluctuate from 12 to 17 years, of both sexes, Selected by saturation of speeches, the data collection technique was the phenomenological interview and the instrument was an interview guide, the recorded information was collected through video calls on WhatsApp and Google Meet, with prior assent and informed consent. Idiographic and nomothetic análisis was used. Results: 4 categories emerged: "Boredom and monotony", "Academic stress due to virtual classes and homework overload", "Sadness due to death and fear of contagion", "Happiness for sharing family moments at home". Conclusions: Adolescents express feelings of boredom for not following their daily routine, but they feel joy when being with their family and sharing moments to talk, enjoy food and have fun through games, unusual aspects when parents work outside the home or because teenagers are with their peers. These contributions allow reflection on the role of school nursing in educational institutions.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas; Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo