Long COVID Optimal Health Programme to Enhance Mental and Physical Health: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Long COVID (LC) is characterised by fatigue, muscle weakness and impaired concentration among other symptoms. No standardised diagnostic or treatment pathway is yet available, though a holistic, person-centred approach to symptom management is recommended. The LC Optimal Health Programme (LC-OHP) is a psychoeducational programme designed to support the mental and physical health of people with LC. This study aimed to examine the feasibility of delivering the LC-OHP to people with LC. This was a feasibility randomised controlled trial of the LC-OHP conducted across the UK. Adults diagnosed with LC were recruited and randomised to control (usual care) or to intervention (LC-OHP) groups; follow-up questionnaires were completed at three- and 6-months (December 2021 to May 2023). Sixty particip

SUBMITTER: Al-Jabr H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12368431 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature