Patient Perspectives on the Care in a Long COVID Outpatient Clinic—A Regional Qualitative Analysis from Germany
Lea Alexandra Gölz,
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Regina Poß-Doering,
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Uta Merle
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et al.
Healthcare,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(7), P. 818 - 818
Published: April 3, 2025
Background/Objectives:
Long
COVID
specialized
outpatient
clinics
(sOCs),
which
are
part
of
the
recommended
long
care,
usually
face
high
demand.
Few
studies
focused
on
experience
care
in
such
facilities
Germany.
This
study
investigated
how
patients
a
sOC
at
German
university
hospital.
Methods:
Semi-structured
interviews
were
conducted
with
attending
this
clinic
between
October
2022
and
January
2023.
Data
analysis
was
based
thematic
analysis.
Results:
The
themes
from
14
(F
=
11,
M
3)
could
be
broadly
categorized
into
statements
pathway
to
sOC,
provided
sOC.
Findings
show
that
patients'
expectations
appointment
shaped
by
previous
experiences
mainly
perceived
as
inadequate.
Care
predominantly
competent,
empathetic
relevant
for
further
coping
disease.
A
deterioration
health
directly
related
consultation
(classifiable
post-exertional
malaise)
frequently
described,
need
ongoing
consultation.
Conclusions:
Overall,
findings
point
adaptations
identifying
optimized
models
tailoring
them
limited
resources.
includes
measures
improve
outside
Language: Английский
“A bit of a cough, tired, not very resilient – is that already Long-COVID?” perceptions and experiences of GPs with Long-COVID in year three of the pandemic. a qualitative interview study in Austria
Silvia Wojczewski,
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Mira Mayrhofer,
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Nathalie Szabo
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et al.
BMC Public Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(1)
Published: Nov. 7, 2024
Long-COVID
is
a
new
multisectoral
healthcare
challenge.
This
study
aims
at
understanding
experiences,
knowledge,
attitudes
and
(information)
needs
that
GPs
had
have
in
relation
to
how
these
evolved
since
the
beginning
of
COVID-19
pandemic.
Language: Английский
Dynamics and structure of mortality from chronic coronary artery disease among men and women in the Russian Federation in 2014-2023
Russian Journal of Cardiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
29(12S), P. 6198 - 6198
Published: Dec. 2, 2024
Aim.
To
assess
the
dynamics
of
non-standardized
(NSMR)
and
standardized
mortality
rates
(SMR)
chronic
coronary
artery
disease
(CAD),
contribution
to
all-cause
mortality,
as
well
structure
CAD
among
men
women
in
Russian
Federation
2014-2023.
Material
methods.
Rosstat
data
on
one-year
age
groups
patients
for
2014-2023
accordance
with
Brief
Nomenclature
Death
Causes.
The
calculations
were
performed
using
program
(certificate
state
registration
computer
dated
September
30,
2016,
№
201666114).
European
standard
(European
Standard
Population,
1976)
was
used
calculate
SMR.
Results.
A
decrease
SMR
from
found
both
(2014
—
147,6
per
100
thousand
population,
2023
126
population)
275
221
population).
NCMR
differences
did
not
exceed
5%,
while
differed
by
almost
2
times
due
disproportion
(in
≥80
years
women,
there
60%
deaths
CAD,
23,6%).
proportion
23,9%,
23,4%.
highest
values
recorded
"I25.1
Atherosclerotic
heart
disease"
(the
2014
64,5%,
56,8%;
60,4%
51,4%,
respectively).
In
"I25.2-6,8
Other
forms
CAD"
increased
21,5%,
29,3%,
37%
46%,
I25.0
I25.9
significantly
decreased,
amounting
<4%
2023.
Conclusion.
obtained
results
indicate
problems
defining
individual
underlying
cause
death,
which
complicates
understanding
death
causes.
It
is
necessary
consider
creating
uniform
guidelines
Federation,
where
classification
according
ICD-10
would
be
adapted
clinical
terminology
most
probable
variants,
main
principles
morphological
classification.
Typification
coding
approaches
will
serve
improve
quality
analysis
statistics
subsequent
adoption
targeted
management
decisions.
Language: Английский