Elham Fathi - Phd of Counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities, Hazrat-e Masoumeh University, Qom, Iran
Fatemeh Malekshahi Beiranvand - Phd of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
Ali Nobahari - Msc of Clinical Psychology, Department of clinical psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Manijeh Daneshpour - PhD, LMFT, Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy and System Wide Director of the Couple and Family Therapy Program at Alliant International University, California, USA
Abolfazl Hatami varzaneh - Phd of Counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities, Hazrat-e Masoumeh University, Qom, Iran

Abstract Introduction: The Coronavirus Disease ۲۰۱۹ (COVID-۱۹) pandemic in Iran is part of the worldwide pandemic of the COVID-۱۹ caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus. The present study has aimed to identify, through a qualitative methodology, the lived experiences of the Health Care Workers (HCWs) who are the most important group to keep others safe, alive, and healthy in the COVID-۱۹ patients' ward in Iran. Method: A conventional content analysis method was conducted on ۱۱ HCWs involved with COVID-۱۹ patients by purposeful sampling. Their experiences were explored through in-depth semi structured interviews. Results: The conventional content analysis revealed five themes: ۱- Experiencing psychological distress without sufficient psychological services; ۲- Experiencing multiple stressors that gradually reduced; ۳- Using coping skills; ۴- Family and public support; ۵- Media, Medical Community, and Government Officials role Conclusion: It can be concluded that HCWs need bio-psycho-social-spiritual protection from family, public, media, officials and government.

Keywords: Content Analysis, Coronavirus Outbreak, Health care workers, Qualitative study