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Table 1 Example of data analysis in the category“medical capacity”

From: Expectations for safety of nursing home residents and their family members during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Sub- Categories

Code

Meaning unit

Professional medical team

Traditional Chinese medicines

Traditional Chinese medicine cupping has a very good effect on enhancing resistance. I think the resistance is very important in this special period. (R1)

Emergency and critical care ability

My father suffers from multiple diseases and I hope the NH can let him live if he is infected with COVID-19. (FM5)

Caregiver stability

Stop the turnover of caregivers

The NH has changed three caregivers for me in two weeks, which makes me very uneasy. (R5)

Professional caregivers with knowledge of medicine and infectious disease

I really hope that he (caregiver) is familiar with COVID-19, so that we have something to talk about at least. (R12)

More humanistic care

Expect more attention to make up for the absence of their children

I want everyone here to care about me (with shy smile). (R14)

To be visited more often by medical staff

I hope doctors will check my physical condition so as to find out whether I am infected by COVID-19 in time. (R9)

More recreational activities

I hope my mother can exercise regularly every day, and group exercise may make her happier. (FM23)

An in-house psychological support service

Psychological counseling or intervention from professional psychologists

Due to our absence and the epidemic, it is easy for her (his mother) to have psychological problems. Nursing home should do something for her. (FM14)