Nurses' psychological changes and coping strategies during home isolation for the 2019 novel coronavirus in China: A qualitative study.

Aims: To explore the psychological changes of nurses during home isolation, the factors that related with these changes, and coping strategies in home isolation during the epidemic of COVID-19 in China.

Design: A qualitative study based on grounded theory.

Methods: Individual semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted from January 2020-February 2020 with 10 nurses who were isolated at home sharing the experiences of the epidemic of COVID-19.