Participant 050 Community Conversations Interview

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2020-10-28

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Trenton, N.J.: New Jersey State Library

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In this interview, Partcipant 50 discusses how they have been in quarantine because of their health issues. They share that they have had telephone conversations with healthcare providers, and that they only go out to get food. They share challenges using telemedicine, due to different doctors using different apps and programs that do not work from all devices. The participant expresses their disappointment about the lack of available food and increased prices, with people not having much money, and that they use some of their money for food to buy hand sanitizers, gloves, and masks. They share fear about surviving COVID-19 because of their medical issues.

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Mercer Co. (N.J.), New Jersey, COVID-19 Pandemic, Unpredictability, COVID-19 Health Behaviors, Access to Care, Quality of Care, Negative Mental Health Outcomes, Social Disconnect - Social Isolation and Loneliness, View of the Federal Government's Response (in 2020), Self-Care Strategies, Resources Needed, Individuals with High-Risk Health Conditions, Acts of Kindness, Financial_Economic (In)stability, Social and Economic Factors, Resilience, Secondary Suffering and Trauma, Perceptions from residents and societal views_ responses, Lack of Financial Means to Support Basic Needs, Low Income Communities

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