Table 2. Example of data analysis.

Categories	Subcategories	Basic codes quotation	Quotation
Death anxiety stemming from COVID-19 infection	Fear of their own death	Worry about getting COVIDFear of dying from COVID	I am worried that I too will get infected and die. I always think about this out of fear. That dying with COVID is scary. There is a lot of pain and suffering.
	Fear of loved ones’ death	Fear of mother’s COVIDFear of mother’s death due to illness	I was very afraid of my mother’s illness. I didn't want him to get involved with this disease because the end is death.