COVID-19 Narratives from Those with Chronic Illness.

Older, chronically ill adults already at risk for social isolation experienced exacerbated isolation due these COVID-19 interventions. This study aimed to describe the narratives of older adults with chronic illness during COVID-19, connect them to the broader literature and use them as exemplars for a holistic analysis of policies for respiratory pandemics. Using narratives related to COVID-19 experiences from a larger research study on spiritual coping with chronic heart failure, the study rendered the themes of isolation, uncertainty, and making the best of it which were connected to additional literature validating the experiences of the participants.

Spirituality, Spiritual Well-Being, and Spiritual Coping in Advanced Heart Failure: Review of the Literature.

Heart failure is a chronic and terminal disease that affects a significant portion of the U.S. population.