TABLE 1.

Overview of the research questions and the thematic interview guide

Research questions	How does isolation from relatives and carers due to the COVID‐19 situation impact the patients' experience of being hospitalised? How does the hospitalisation affect older patients' well‐being and sense of self? How do conditions in the patientsˈ or families' everyday life have an impact on the hospitalisation?
Main themes	Exploring
The older person's everyday life and history of life	Focus on participants own story telling—what is important to them
The history behind the hospitalisation	Experiences of importance—from home to hospital Contact with relatives
The participantsˈ experiences during the hospitalisation	Impact on not having contact with relatives How have contacts been obtained
Interventions and approaches	What has been challenging and difficult What has worked well
Thoughts about the future and recovery	Worries and feelings