Table 1 Interview guide.
Experience during the period from testing to return to work and subsequent mental state | |
How did you feel during the period from taking the test until receiving the results? (For positive cases) How did you feel during the period from receiving the results until admission to a medical facility or accommodation facility? (For positive cases) During hospitalisation or stay at accommodation facility: How did you feel? What inconveniences or difficulties did you experience? What measures did you find helpful in addressing these issues? During home quarantine after discharge from hospital or accommodation facility: How did you feel? What inconveniences or difficulties did you experience? What measures did you find helpful in addressing these issues? During the period of approximately one month following your return to work: How did you feel? What inconveniences or difficulties did you experience? What measures did you find helpful in addressing these issues? | |
Discrimination experience | |
Have you experienced any discriminatory reactions from others as an infected person or close contact? If yes, what kind of incidents occurred? | |
Information disclosure | |
How did you feel about the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s information disclosure regarding positive cases? How did you feel about the hospital’s information disclosure regarding positive cases? | |
Future support needs | |
What kind of support would you like to receive from your workplace if similar situations occur in the future? What kind of support would you like to receive from the government if similar situations occur in the future? | |
Impact on daily life routines | |
Have you noticed any changes in your daily work life before and after this experience? Have you noticed any changes in your daily life outside work before and after this experience? | |
Overall experience | |
What did contracting COVID-19 or being identified as a close contact mean to you as an experience? |
