Long COVID quality of life and healthcare experiences in the UK: a mixed method online survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The complexity of long COVID and its diverse symptom profile contributes to unprecedented challenges for patients, clinicians, and healthcare services. The threat of long COVID remains ignored by Governments, the media and public health messaging, and patients' experiences must be heard through understanding of the lived experience. This study aimed to understand the lived experience of those living with long COVID.

Methods

An online web-based survey was designed using Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) to increase understanding of the lived experiences of long COVID, and was distributed through PPIE groups, social media, and word of mouth. The survey used closed and open questions relating to demographics, pre- and post-COVID-19 health quality of l

SUBMITTER: Owen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10784347 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature