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Table 2.

Themes emerged in the study.

THEME	SUB-THEMES
Fear Detachment A Life on Standby Family-Related Loneliness In ICU-COVID Unexpected Event	1.1. Fear Linked To The Disease Course And The Feeling Of The Unknown, 1.2. Fear Related To Previous Beliefs About The ICU, 1.3. Fear Related To The Information Processed By The Family Member; 2.1. Trauma Of Detachment Related To Sudden Hospitalization And Compliance With Pandemic Isolation Rules 2.2. Detachment That Limits Communication And Contact With The Hospitalized Relative. 3.1. Life on Stand-by Characterized by the Expectation of Receiving Clinical News from Doctors 4.1. The Unexpected Event That Causes A Sense Of Disorientation, 4.2. The Unexpected Event That Causes A Sense Of Guilt.

THEME

SUB-THEMES

Fear
Detachment
A Life on Standby
Family-Related Loneliness In ICU-COVID
Unexpected Event

1.1. Fear Linked To The Disease Course And The Feeling Of The Unknown,
1.2. Fear Related To Previous Beliefs About The ICU,
1.3. Fear Related To The Information Processed By The Family Member;
2.1. Trauma Of Detachment Related To Sudden Hospitalization And Compliance With Pandemic Isolation Rules
2.2. Detachment That Limits Communication And Contact With The Hospitalized Relative.
3.1. Life on Stand-by Characterized by the Expectation of Receiving Clinical News from Doctors
4.1. The Unexpected Event That Causes A Sense Of Disorientation,
4.2. The Unexpected Event That Causes A Sense Of Guilt.