Post-Traumatic Psychological Experience of COVID-19 Survivors: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study
, Saira Al Balushi 1, Kamila Al Alawi 2, Zainab Al Mashari 1, Buthaina Al Muqimi 1, Faiza Al Balushi 1 and Salah Al Awaidy 3,*Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
In my opinion, a very interesting article, a rarely used independent method in qualitative research and translated into statistical calculations. Carefully thought out methodologically. My only question is, did the virtual interview involve "seeing and hearing" the respondent, and the telephone interview only involved "hearing"? If so, how do they relate to each other? Maybe it's worth describing it in more detail? I suggest that the conclusions be accompanied by certain postulates, what research stages the authors plan and what they propose to other scientists. In my opinion, it is also worth supplementing the literature with more up-to-date items on this topic, currently there are very few of them in the article. This will also update the introduction and discussion.
In my opinion, a very interesting article, a rarely used independent method in qualitative research and translated into statistical calculations. Carefully thought out methodologically. My only question is, did the virtual interview involve "seeing and hearing" the respondent, and the telephone interview only involved "hearing"? If so, how do they relate to each other? Maybe it's worth describing it in more detail? I suggest that the conclusions be accompanied by certain postulates, what research stages the authors plan and what they propose to other scientists. In my opinion, it is also worth supplementing the literature with more up-to-date items on this topic, currently there are very few of them in the article. This will also update the introduction and discussion.
Author Response
Kindly see attached the responses to the reviewer's comments
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Reviewer 2 Report
The following are my comments for improvement of this paper:
1. The study included 15 patients aged 20 to 60 years. Explain how the findings from this sample size can be generalized for the global population.
2. The step-by-step experimental protocol that each participant followed should be clearly presented
3. The Literature Review is written like a conference paper and includes multiple old papers. Please expand the Literature Review by including recent works such as https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48044-7_27 and https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916231181108
4. Please present a flow chart or a similar diagram to outline the methodology in a step-by-step manner as the presentation of the methodology is difficult to follow
5. A comparison with prior works is missing: Please include a comparative study (qualitative and quantitative) with prior works in this field to highlight the novelty of this work.
6. The results should be discussed in greater detail. How do these results advance the field? Can there be any practical applications or use cases in the real world based on these findings?
The following are my comments for improvement of this paper:
1. The study included 15 patients aged 20 to 60 years. Explain how the findings from this sample size can be generalized for the global population.
2. The step-by-step experimental protocol that each participant followed should be clearly presented
3. The Literature Review is written like a conference paper and includes multiple old papers. Please expand the Literature Review by including recent works such as https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48044-7_27 and https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916231181108
4. Please present a flow chart or a similar diagram to outline the methodology in a step-by-step manner as the presentation of the methodology is difficult to follow
5. A comparison with prior works is missing: Please include a comparative study (qualitative and quantitative) with prior works in this field to highlight the novelty of this work.
6. The results should be discussed in greater detail. How do these results advance the field? Can there be any practical applications or use cases in the real world based on these findings?
Author Response
Please see the attachment.
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
The authors have revised their paper as per my comments and feedback. I do not have any additional comments at this point. I recommend the publication of the paper in its current form.
The authors have revised their paper as per my comments and feedback. I do not have any additional comments at this point. I recommend the publication of the paper in its current form.
