{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Mills F"],"funding":["National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)","National Institute for Health Research; Health Protection Research Units (HPRU)"],"pagination":["853-863"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9575348"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["41(11)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>We examined whether varying information about long COVID would affect expectations about the illness.<h4>Method</h4>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 (<i>N</i> = 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.<h4>Results</h4>We ran a series"],"journal":["Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association"],"pubmed_title":["The effects of messaging on long COVID expectations: An online experiment."],"pmcid":["PMC9575348"],"funding_grant_id":["200890"],"pubmed_authors":["Saeed S","Jones LF","Carter H","Dennis A","Bhogal JK","Milward J","Mills F","Weston D","Spoiala C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The effects of messaging on long COVID expectations: An online experiment.","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>We examined whether varying information about long COVID would affect expectations about the illness.<h4>Method</h4>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 (<i>N</i> = 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.<h4>Results</h4>We ran a series","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Nov","modification":"2025-04-04T22:44:31.23Z","creation":"2025-04-04T22:44:31.23Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9575348","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36107667"],"doi":["10.1037/hea0001230"]}}