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
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Окт. 30, 2024
Objectives
To
explore
participant
experience
and
perceived
impacts
of
an
online
dance-based
long
COVID
support
programme.
Design
Mixed-methods
study
using
thematic
analysis
semi-structured
interviews
structured
observations,
ordinal
scale
questionnaire
responses.
Setting
Online,
community-based,
with
participants
in
Scotland
England.
Participants
26
people
self-reported
who
participated
the
final
block
10
sessions
were
invited
to
participate
this
study.
13
these
consented,
12
female,
7
White
British,
English
as
first
language,
mean(range)
age
57yrs
(38-77),
symptom
duration
27months
(17
–
35),
live
attended
9.2
(4-17).
Two
dance
leaders
also
Interventions
An
programme
sessions,
provided
morning
afternoon
slots,
30
45
minute
duration,
materials
promote
wellbeing
self-management
strategies,
developed
by
Scottish
Ballet,
healthcare
professionals.
The
from
which
recruited,
ran
September-November
2023.
Potential
required
confirm
they
well
enough
Results
Responses
closed
questions
regarding
demonstrated
physical
mental
health
improvements,
surpassed
expectations,
would
recommend
Qualitatively,
we
identified
four
themes
1.
Improved
symptoms;
2.
Increased
confidence
movement
activity;
3.
Feeling
calm
refreshed;
4:
Valuing
time
spent
a
safe
space.
Facilitators
impact
related
content,
logistics,
delivery.
Few
barriers
described.
Dance
leaders’
responses
aligned
those
participants.
Conclusions
A
remotely
delivered
intervention
for
supporting
is
feasible,
consistently
reporting
that
found
it
enjoyable
beneficial
their
wellbeing.
Further
research
assess
on
clinically
validated
measures
required.
Strengths
Limitations
-
This
known
COVID.
provides
insights
into
perspectives
ways
might
be
incorporated
management.
Small
number
limits
generalisability
conclusions.
self-selecting
both
accessing
program
evaluation
described
here.
outcome
measures.
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
