"We're drowning and we're alone": a qualitative study of the lived experience of people experiencing persistent post-COVID-19 symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The "long tail" of the COVID-19 pandemic will be reflected in disabling symptoms that persist, fluctuate or recur for extended periods for an estimated 20%-30% of those who had a SARS-CoV-2 infection; development of effective interventions to address these symptoms must account for the realities faced by these patients. We sought to describe the lived experience of patients living with persistent post-COVID-19 symptoms.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative study, using interpretive description, of the lived experiences of adults experiencing persistent post-COVID-19 symptoms. We collected data from in-depth, semistructured virtual focus groups in February and March 2022. We used thematic analysis to analyze the data and met with several participants twice for respon

SUBMITTER: Goodridge D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10270655 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature