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This study aimed to describe how nursing students' expectations are achieved in their first clinical internship, as part of a longitudinal qualitative study conducted in a public nursing school in Barcelona, Spain. Data in the current phase were collected in 2019 from students (n = 15) after completing an internship for the first time, recruited with purposive sampling until data saturation was reached in semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis was performed on the interview content. Positive factors that had a powerful influence on students included the accessibility at the internship location and the experience with the clinical instructor, when these provided assessment and integration of the student in the health team. Practical learning is mediated by chance in terms of the center, service, teacher, and clinical instructor assigned. It is crucial to establish consensual measures among all the actors involved to facilitate the efficacy of teaching and learning.

This study aims to describe patients' and family caregivers' hospitalization experiences during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Using qualitative exploratory descriptive methods, thirteen patients admitted to the largest hospital in Barcelona (Spain) due to COVID‐19 were interviewed by telephone once discharged, as were eight primary caregivers. Data were analyzed using the content analysis method proposed by Krippendorff. Two main themes were identified: a) Acceptance of mandatory isolation for patients and family caregivers, which refers to the verbalization of a feeling that justifies the imposed isolation and the need for the use of personal protective equipment by the health team for everyone’s safety, and b) Limited autonomy during hospitalization for patients and family caregivers, which describes participants' perceptions of autonomy during hospitalization. Patients and caregivers experienced feelings of loneliness, which negatively affected their emotional health. In addition, they experienced reduced autonomy due to new habits and routines intended to control the pandemic for public and global health.

Background. Physiotherapy students’ expectations of their first clinical education year can be over- or under-estimated. Expectations are related to motivational aspects of behaviour as well as satisfaction, so they may have some influence on academic performance. Objective. The aim of this study is to describe physiotherapy students’ expectations related to their first clinical internship. Methods. Qualitative, exploratory study. Participants included physiotherapy students prior to initiating their first clinical internship. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The data were analysed using thematic analysis, as proposed by Braun and Clarke. The study protocol was approved by the University of Valencia Ethics Committee of Human Research. Results. This study included 12 students (six being women; average age 24.2±8.4 years), which was sufficient to reach data saturation. We identified 12 subcategories within five categories: i) perceived meaning of practical training, ii) reference figure during clinical internship, iii) Emotions felt in the first practical training sessions, iv) the easiest and most difficult part of practical training sessions, and v) clinical placement selection factors. Conclusions. The study has provided detailed explanation of the students’ perceived meaning of the practical training being demonstrated that students gave a real significance to the clinical internship. Positive and negative emotions were present combined with a great enthusiasm to achieve their positives expectations. There was a substantial alignment between expectations of physiotherapy students before their first clinical internshipand the reality, which had a positive impact on their practical learning.

Chemsex is defined as use of psychoactive drugs with the aim of having sexual relations between gay men, bisexuals and men who have sex with men for a long period of time. To study this phenomenon, this qualitative descriptive study was proposed with the objective of describing the practice of chemsex from the perspective of users, to determine the main factors associated with its practice, the perception of the impact on their health and to establish prevention needs. Data were obtained using conversational techniques: 12 semi-structured interviews and 3 focus groups. The purposive sample was made up of GBMSM with a mean age of 40.1 years, 78% born in Spain, and 68% with completed university studies. The qualitative analysis focused on three thematic areas: factors associated with the practice of chemsex, the impact of chemsex on health, and prevention and risk reduction needs. It is concluded that the practice of chemsex should be understood as multifactorial and multicausal, associated with the sociocultural context. Sexual satisfaction, increased libido and the search for more intense pleasure are identified as key factors among people who practice it. These men are still scared of being judged, even by specialists who may lack knowledge or training. A reanalysis and rethinking of the interventions and policies directed towards this population is necessary, putting the focus of action on shared decisionmaking, self-care, cultural competence and the humanization of care.