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Table 2 Overview of categories and subcategories

From: Residents’ experiences of encounters with staff and communication in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study

Category

Subcategories

Mixed feelings and experiences of encounters with nursing staff

o Experiencing both kind and unkind encounters with nursing staff

o Which staff will one encounter in a situation with high staff turnover

o Experiencing inconvenience and discomfort due to lack of competence among staff

o Varied experiences of delivered care

Adapting to hampered communication and finding strategies to overcome language barriers

o Understanding for language difficulties

o Facing impaired communication

o Striving to be understood

Facing pandemic restrictions and living an adjusted life

o Feeling secure but lonely and locked in

o Keeping in contact with persons outside the NH during visiting restrictions