Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for Long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish General Practitioners’ and people living with Long COVID: a qualitative study DOI Creative Commons
Kay Cooper, Edward Duncan,

Erin Hart-Winks

и другие.

medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 6, 2023

ABSTRACT Objectives To explore the experience of accessing Long COVID community rehabilitation from perspectives people with and General Practitioners (GPs). Design Qualitative descriptive study employing one-to-one semi-structured virtual interviews analysed using framework method. Setting Four NHS Scotland territorial health boards. Participants Eleven (1 male, 10 female; aged 40-65 [mean 53], 13 GPs (5 8 female). Results key themes were identified: i) The lived COVID; ii) challenges an emergent complex chronic condition; iii) Systemic for service delivery, iv) Perceptions experiences its management, including rehabilitation. Conclusions There are several patient, GP, service-level barriers to COVID. is a need greater understanding by public, GPs, other potential referrers role professionals in management also services be well promoted accessible whom they may appropriate. Service providers consider availability accessibility ensure adequate interprofessional communication collaboration enhance Strengths limitations this This first issue users Scottish context. One researcher conducted all interviews, ensuring consistency their conduct Data interpreted multiple researchers, small sample size, largely drawn boards similar approach rehabilitation, limits generalisability

Язык: Английский

Long COVID among healthcare workers: a narrative review of definitions, prevalence, symptoms, risk factors and impacts DOI Creative Commons
Brendan Dempsey, Ira Madan, Sharon A. M. Stevelink

и другие.

British Medical Bulletin, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 151(1), С. 16 - 35

Опубликована: Авг. 25, 2024

Long COVID (LC) occurs when people experience symptoms for weeks, months or even years after a COVID-19 infection. This review looks at research exploring the LC definitions, prevalence, symptoms, risk factors, and associated impacts in on healthcare workers (HCWs).

Язык: Английский

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A practical framework for Long COVID treatment in primary care DOI

W. Michael Brode,

Esther Melamed

Life Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 354, С. 122977 - 122977

Опубликована: Авг. 12, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Development of an expectation management intervention for patients with Long COVID: A focus group study with affected patients DOI Creative Commons
Margo C. Funk, Max Reinke, Bernd Löwe

и другие.

PLoS ONE, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 20(2), С. e0317905 - e0317905

Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2025

Background A significant number of individuals who have contracted SARS-CoV-2 report persistent somatic symptoms after the infection has resolved. Evidence-based treatment options for Long COVID are lacking to date. To ensure that an expectation management intervention, designed research project SOMA.COV, addresses relevant patient needs as well promote acceptance and adherence, a participatory approach was chosen. Objective The aim present study explore wishes patients with regarding preliminary version intervention thereby inform further development manual. Methods Twenty-two affected by participated in one four focus groups June July 2023. Participants were presented draft content four-session intervention. Feedback audio-recorded, transcribed, analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Thirteen themes relating main components manual developed. Large parts received overall positive feedback, including psychoeducation on biopsychosocial etiology condition, elements cognitive restructuring, imagination exercise. Patients’ response vicious circle fear behavior change exercise mixed. Modifications made patients’ feedback. Conclusion Patients provided feedback while also highlighting important adaptations necessary this group. results informed finalization within SOMA.COV project, which investigates effectiveness three-armed randomized controlled trial.

Язык: Английский

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Profiling the persistent and episodic nature of long COVID symptoms and the impact on quality of life and functional status: a cohort observation study DOI Creative Commons
Rebecca Owen, Ruth Ashton,

Tom Bewick

и другие.

Journal of Global Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2025

Post-viral issues following acute infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), referred to widely as long COVID, are associated episodic, persistent, and disabling symptoms affecting quality of life functional status. Evidence demonstrates a significant impairment course, but there remains limited empirical data profile determine the fluctuating symptom COVID. We devised 16-week, multicentre prospective cohort observation study changes in patient-reported outcomes, biological, physiological, psychological, cognitive parameters diagnosis and/or referral an established COVID clinic. Following baseline assessments, participants completed four face-to-face visits interspersed telephone consultations. Face-to-face included physiological assessment, outcome measures (PROMs), status, respiratory function. Telephone consultations involved PROMs profiling. Patient-reported outcomes improved from week sixteen, demonstrated between visit fluctuations frequency severity. Further findings highlight severity profiles extent status impairment. The presented here episodic relapsing nature should be used help characterise disability. They can inform development COVID-specific guidelines support services that adequately respond reductions patient well-being.

Язык: Английский

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Assessing the effects of long-COVID on mental health in the United States: a population based study DOI Creative Commons
Anusua Datta

Discover Mental Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 24, 2025

While most individuals recover fully from COVID-19, a significant proportion of survivors experience prolonged symptoms lasting three months or more, condition commonly referred to as long-COVID. Long-COVID conditions have been associated with reduced quality life. By utilizing nationally representative sample nearly million Americans, this study provides insights into the prevalence and impact long-COVID on anxiety depression in U.S. We utilize Household Pulse Survey data, which first population-based long-COVID, beginning its June 2022 wave. This survey also includes questions respondents' mental health status—specifically depression. employ quasi-experimental difference-in-differences framework conduct research using control groups, predict among who suffered Approximately 51.8% those surveyed tested positive for COVID-19 these 27.3% reported suffering Individuals were twice likely relative mild/asymptomatic COVID-19. Our analysis at sub-group level revealed that younger adults females disproportionately affected, reporting higher rates both groups. Additionally, lower income educational attainment more challenges. Relative reference group (Asians), Whites, Blacks, Hispanics exhibited significantly odds Notably, was linked incidence males, is consistent previous research. fills gap literature regarding effects The findings provide strong evidence link between depression, large sample, employing rigorous

Язык: Английский

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Chronic stress and post-traumatic stress in long COVID: a comparative survey study DOI Creative Commons
Sofia‐Marie Oehlke,

Annika Lozar,

Andreas Goreis

и другие.

Current Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 5, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Long COVID as a Disability DOI
Charles A. McCoy

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

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Health and social service provider perspectives on challenges, approaches, and recommendations for treating long COVID: a qualitative study of Canadian provider experiences DOI Creative Commons

Anh T. P. Nguyen,

Chantal F. Ski, David R. Thompson

и другие.

BMC Health Services Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 25(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 8, 2025

Many people who contract the SAR-CoV-2 virus present with multiple persistent and debilitating physical, cognitive mental health symptoms that endure beyond acute infection period. This new syndrome - generally referred to as long COVID negatively affects patients' emotional wellbeing quality of life, presents a major challenge for treatment providers. Considering lack evidence-based supports, this qualitative descriptive study explores experiences Canadian social service providers working individuals COVID, well their suggestions intervention development. Twenty between ages 29 57 across Canada completed virtual individual interviews discuss care recommendations COVID. Participants were from range sectors, including primary care, rehabilitation, health, community support. Interviews recorded, transcribed, analyzed using codebook thematic analysis. Four themes illustrated providers' (1) selecting personalized treatments based on patient presentation similar conditions amidst uncertainty; services, (2) building an integrated model care; (3) providing holistic support patients families through psychoeducation daily living resources; (4) caring in are adopting approaches address symptom persistence face considerable knowledge gap. A comprehensive, pathway is needed physical psychosocial while increasing provider preparedness treat complex condition.

Язык: Английский

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Systematic review of interventions for mental health, cognition and psychological well-being in long COVID DOI Creative Commons
Lisa D. Hawke,

Anh T. P. Nguyen,

Wei Wang

и другие.

BMJ Mental Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 27(1), С. e301133 - e301133

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

This systematic review aims to identify and synthesise the publicly available research testing treatments for mental health, cognition psychological well-being in long COVID.

Язык: Английский

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Sensing Sociality: Disruptions of Social Life When Living With Chemosensory Dysfunctions After COVID-19 DOI Creative Commons
Nicklas Neuman, Elin Lövestam,

Jacob Karlén

и другие.

Qualitative Health Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Окт. 10, 2024

Taste and smell are of direct importance in most social interactions. Radical disruptions these senses can, therefore, substantially disrupt sociality. This paper focuses on the experiences a particular type disruption: persistent chemosensory dysfunctions after COVID-19. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 patients undergoing treatment for analyzed ways which their have influenced relations activities, particularly regarding food eating. The findings reveal that made participants markedly aware eating pivotal to full participation life. As is smell, both surrounding smells perception one's own leading several consequences. Such problems handled through avoidance behavior adaptations. While adaptations facilitate interactions, they come at cost feeling burden others or not fully appreciating an event (e.g., shared meal). Social support great importance, ranging from minor practical assistance, such as friend checking if milk sour, profound emotional relief felt empathic recognition real. Here, healthcare professionals can play vital role, even (perceived) absence clinical effectiveness treatment. expressed partially line other manifestations Long COVID due illnesses, but only partially, since this patient group needs unique, sociality so strongly affected solely by sensory abilities.

Язык: Английский

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