Table 2 Overview of theme, sub-themes and sub-themes content
The COVID-19 pandemic: yet another dimension of the world’s predictable unpredictability for women in homelessness | |
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Sub-theme | Sub-theme content |
Adding insult to injury | Experiences that the ongoing pandemic significantly affected everyday life and permeated most aspects of existence, leading to diminishing interactions with others and reduced societal support. In an already lonely and unsafe life, the virus brought health- and social issues to another dimension |
Shifting sands | Descriptions of adjustments and reorientation to a new reality dominated by guidelines and restrictions. For the women, the pandemic comprised yet another dimension of a fickle existence with sudden adjustments that they, due to homelessness, failed to incorporate in their lives, although they wanted and tried to |
A storm in a teacup | Experiences that life was not changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The harsh reality continued irrespectively. The women described living one day at a time and prioritizing provision for basic human needs, e.g., finding food, a safe place to sleep, and escaping violence and abuse |