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Table 1.

Themes and concepts regarding rural older people’s perception of the conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Theme	Concepts
The beginning of suffering	Fear of infection based on proximity
	Disruption in daily lives
	Fear triggered by exposure to COVID-19-related news
Social cognitive suppression	Created new social norm
Social cognitive suppression	Risk of social discrimination
Reflection on rural contexts	Appropriate understanding of the precautionary measures
	The difference between urban and rural areas
	Feeling extremely restrained
Critical approaches to the pandemic based on rural standard	Standards specific for rural areas
Critical approaches to the pandemic based on rural standard	Importance of dialog the within the community

COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019.