ABSTRACT
In this article we approach health and care from a holistic approach. The SARS-Cov-2 syndemic, in addition to the effects on the health of many people, opened up a scenario of complexity, fears and uncertainties that prompted many to seek ways of self-care that could help them and allow them to cope. In this context, mindfulness, by integrating physical, mental, emotional and social aspects, offers a holistic way of taking care of oneself and improving the quality of life. In this research we expose the experience of a mindfulness group through an ethnographic fieldwork to learn how it has affected the care and well-being of its practitioners in a syndemic context. © 2022 Universidad de Alicante. All rights reserved.
ABSTRACT
The pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has put both the health system and society at large in check. Methodology: qualitative study with micro-ethnographic and descriptive approach of the life experiences and experiences of patients diagnosed with Covid19 who required admission to the ICU, through the semi-structured open interview. The participants were two patients who did not require invasive respiratory measures, a 66-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman. Results: In-depth discourse analysis emerged 5 main dimensions with 23 subdimensions. The main dimensions were: life experiences related to the Covid-19;life experiences related to the stay in ICU;media as a source of information;support networks;and, future perspectives. Conclusions: the fear of the unknown aggravated by infodemia and the "apocalyptic" images of a dystopian reality has injected in the patients a sensation of fragility never before felt. The expression of perceived fear in these patients diagnosed with Covid-19 and admission to the ICU is of real terror. Depersonalization related to IPEs and dehumanization as a result of isolation and restriction of visits have set back advances in health humanization and people-centred care.