ArticleInternational journal of behavioral medicine2023
"I Am Not the Same as I Was Before": A Qualitative Analysis of COVID-19 Survivors.
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- Patient and Professional Perspectives on Long COVID: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Synthesis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- 'What Do People With Long Covid Want From Healthcare Services?' A Qualitative Exploration From Lived Experience.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Psychomotor and neurofunctional sequelae after COVID-19.Acta neuropsychiatrica · 2026Article
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- Impact of COVID-19 lived experiences on future influenza pandemic worry: a cross-sectional survey in China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Comparative study of stigma and discrimination among vaccinated and non-vaccinated COVID-19 survivors in Bangladesh.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- The Long or the Post of It? Temporality, Suffering, and Uncertainty in Narratives Following COVID-19.The Journal of medical humanities · 2025Article
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- The hidden pandemic: a qualitative study on how middle-aged women make sense of managing their long COVID symptoms.Health psychology report · 2023Article
- Patient experiences with SARS-CoV-2: Associations between patient experience of disease and coping profiles.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about the illness experience of patients' long-term emotional and physical recovery from severe COVID-19 infection. This study aimed to expand upon the recovery process of COVID-19 survivors up to 6 months after hospital discharge.
methodsQualitative analysis of free-response answers from a cohort study of 152 patients ≥ 18 years hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 surveyed at 1-month post hospital discharge and 6-months post hospital discharge. Responses were analyzed with a grounded theory approach to identify overarching themes.
resultsParticipants described persistent complications, both physical and mental, that have affected their recovery from COVID-19. Five overarching themes of post-acute patient experiences were generated: (1) an increased awareness of a mind and body connection, (2) feelings of premature aging, (3) an overall decline in quality of life, (4) a continued fear of infection, and (5) methods of coping.
conclusionsPatients described lasting changes to their mental health and overall quality of life in connection to physical complications after severe COVID-19 infection. Patients' reports of their experience call for a greater awareness of the psychological aspects of COVID-19 recovery to provide both physical and psychological rehabilitation services. Additional resources such as education around re-infection and financial resources are needed.
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