lived experience of the patient’s families with covid-19 admitted to the hospital: a phenomenological study

Objective:  the present study was conducted to explain the lived experience of patient’s families with covid-19 that admitted to the hospital.methods: the present qualitative study was based on a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. the population included the patient’s families with covid-19 admitted to the imam khomeini hospital in tehran during 2021-2022. after the initial investigation, 16 patient’s family’s members were selected through purposive sampling method. data collection was done through in-depth and semi-structured interviews. the data were analyzed following the method proposed by diekelman et al. (1989). as for data management, software maxqda version 10 was used.results: thirteen participants were female and 3 were male with a mean age of 31 years. the five main themes along with their sub themes were identified: “in the turbulent of the disease”, “emotional fluctuation”, “living with perception of loneliness”, “a flash of hope” and “in search of compatibility”.conclusion:  the families of patients with covid-19 admitted to the hospital appear to be experiencing a number of challenges. nurse and treatment team can provide support for patient’s family and also, they can play an effective role in preventing adverse complications.