Family relationship of nurses in COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

Table 2 Analysis results of interviews conducted with nurses

Theme	Description
Theme 1: Breakdown in continuity of intrafamilial relationship	It was determined that the nurses’ relationship with their children broke down in the COVID-19 pandemic process.It was determined that the nurses’ relationship with their husband was affected negatively in the COVID-19 pandemic process
Theme 2: Ineffectiveness in role performance	It was determined that the nurses were separated from their children and failed to meet their needs and their motherhood role was altered in this process
Theme 3: Ineffective individual coping	It was determined that the nurses experienced negative emotions such as sadness, pessimism, anxiety, fear, and burnout and were psychologically exhausted because they were not able to have a close relationship with their family in the COVID-19 pandemic process. The nurses stated that they had difficulty in coping with this process and indeed, they could not cope

COVID-19: Coronavirus disease 2019.