The Lived Experience of Critically-Ill Muslim Patients in Isolation.

Purpose: This study explored critically ill Muslim patients' experiences and perceptions related to confinement to isolation rooms.

Methods: The descriptive-interpretive lens of phenomenology was employed to explore and illuminate the isolation experience of critically ill Muslim patients). Semi-structured, face-to-face, audiotaped interviews were conducted .

Fears and uncertainties of expectant mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic: trying to reclaim control.

Purpose: The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has exponentially spread across the globe and formed one of the greatest health threats in history. Pregnant women are vulnerable, and their vulnerability is amplified by the associated containment measures of the pandemic. In this study, we aim to explore and describe expectant mothers' experiences during the lockdown of COVID-19.