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Table 3 Metaphors/ concepts and codes

From: “Surviving to thriving”: a meta-ethnography of the experiences of healthcare staff caring for persons with COVID-19

Metaphors

Codes

Surviving to thriving in an evolving space

• Initial psychological/ emotional chaos

• Living and functioning in a ‘new body’

Thriving amidst chaos

Support amid the ‘new normal’

• Support systems

• Clinical guidelines