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ArticlePloS one2022

Exploring the lived experience of Long Covid in black and minority ethnic groups in the UK: Protocol for qualitative interviews and art-based methods.

Nina Smyth, Nisreen A Alwan, Rebecca Band, Ashish Chaudhry, Carolyn A Chew-Graham, Dipesh Gopal, Monique Jackson, Tom Kingstone, Alexa Wright, Damien Ridge

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Co-Creating Publicly Available Resources to Increase Awareness of and Support for Long Covid Among Ethnic Minority Communities.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026
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  3. Intersectionality and Long Covid: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Ethnic Minority Groups in the United Kingdom.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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  7. People from ethnic minorities seeking help for long COVID: a qualitative study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2024
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  8. Long COVID and Health Inequalities: What's Next for Research and Policy Advocacy?Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Nina SmythSchool of Social Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-9047-6958
Nisreen A AlwanSchool of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-4134-8463
Rebecca BandNIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Ashish ChaudhryPatient Contributor, General Practitioner & Clinical Lecturer, London, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom.
Carolyn A Chew-GrahamSchool of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Keele University, Newcastle, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-9722-9981
Dipesh GopalWolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1787-7963
Monique JacksonPatient Contributor, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
Tom KingstoneSchool of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Keele University, Newcastle, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
Alexa WrightSchool of Humanities, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom.
Damien RidgeSchool of Social Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom.
University of Westminster · GBGreater Manchester Police · GBKeele University · GBMidlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · GBQueen Mary University of London · GBUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Southampton · GB

Funding

Department of Health NIHR203106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Some people experience prolonged symptoms following an acute COVID-19 infection including fatigue, chest pain and breathlessness, headache and cognitive impairment. When symptoms persist for over 12 weeks following the initial infection, and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis, the term post-COVID-19 syndrome is used, or the patient-defined term of Long Covid. Understanding the lived experiences of Long Covid is crucial to supporting its management. However, research on patient experiences of Long Covid is currently not ethnically diverse enough. The study aim is to explore the lived experience of Long Covid, using qualitative interviews and art-based methods, among people from ethnically diverse backgrounds (in the UK), to better understand wider systems of support and healthcare support needs. Co-created artwork will be used to build on the interview findings. A purposive sampling strategy will be used to gain diverse experiences of Long Covid, sampling by demographics, geographic locations and experiences of Long Covid. Individuals (aged >18 years) from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, who self-report Long Covid symptoms, will be invited to take part in a semi-structured interview. Interviews will be analysed thematically. A sub-sample of participants will be invited to co-create visual artwork to further explore shared narratives of Long Covid, enhance storytelling and increase understanding about the condition. A patient advisory group, representing diversity in ethnicity and experiences of Long Covid, will inform all research stages. Stakeholder workshops with healthcare professionals and persons, systems or networks important to people's management of Long Covid, will advise on the integration of findings to inform management of Long Covid. The study will use patient narratives from people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, to raise awareness of Long Covid and help inform management of Long Covid and how wider social systems and networks may inform better healthcare service access and experiences.

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COVID-19EthnicityHumansMinority GroupsPost-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeQualitative ResearchUnited Kingdom

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PMID36191007
PMCPMC9529129
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