The effects of messaging on long COVID expectations: An online experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We examined whether varying information about long COVID would affect expectations about the illness.

Method

In October 2021, we conducted a 2 (Illness Description: long COVID vs. ongoing COVID-19 recovery) × 2 (Symptom Uncertainty: uncertainty emphasized vs. not emphasized) × 2 (Efficacy of Support: enhanced vs. basic support) between-subjects randomized online experimental study. Participants (N = 1,110) were presented with a scenario describing a positive COVID-19 test result, followed by one of eight scenarios describing a long COVID diagnosis and then completed outcome measures of illness expectations including: symptom severity, symptom duration, quality of life, personal control, treatment control, and illness coherence.

Results

We ran a series

SUBMITTER: Mills F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9575348 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature