An exploration of the experiences and self-generated strategies used when navigating everyday life with Long Covid

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 789
• Main Authors: Leggat, Fiona J, Heaton-Shrestha, Celayne, Fish, Jessica, Siriwardena, Aloysius Niroshan, Domeney, Anne, Rowe, Carol, Patel, Ian, Parsons, Judith, Blair, John, Jones, Fiona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 13.03.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Analysis; Co-design; COVID-19; Health care; Humans; Intervention; Interviews; Lived experience; Long Covid; Medical personnel; Middle Aged; Narrative; Palliative Care; Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome; Professional ethics; Qualitative Research; Self-care, Health; Self-Management; Social factors; United Kingdom; United Kingdom > UK; England; Wales; Qualitative research; Lived experience; Self-management; Covid-19; Narrative; Long Covid

Around one in ten people who contract Covid-19 report ongoing symptoms or 'Long Covid'. Without any known interventions to cure the condition, forms of self-management are routinely prescribed by healthcare professionals and described by people with the condition. However, there is limited...