Characterizing the COVID-19 illness experience to inform the study of post-acute sequelae and recovery: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to characterize the variability in the illness experience and recovery process from COVID-19. We conducted in-depth individual interviews with participants enrolled in the Long-term Immunological Impact of Novel Coronavirus (LIINC) cohort study in San Francisco, California from June through October of 2020. Participants were adults who had a previously confirmed positive SARV-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification test result, had recovered or were recovering from acute infection, and underwent serial evaluations at our clinical research center. We purposefully sampled 24 English- and Spanish-speaking adults with asymptomatic, mild and severe symptomatic infection, including those who were hospitalized, and those with HIV co-infection. Half of our sample (50.0%) identified as Latinx/His

SUBMITTER: Santiago-Rodriguez EI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7987040 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature