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ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

Self-managing symptoms of Long COVID: an education and strategies research protocol.

Julia Rybkina, Nithin Jacob, Brenda Colella, David Gold, Donna E Stewart, Lesley A Ruttan, Liesel-Ann C Meusel, Mary P McAndrews, Susan Abbey, Robin Green

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Julia RybkinaKITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Nithin JacobKITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Brenda ColellaTelerehab Centre for Acquired Brain Injury, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
David GoldKrembil Brain Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Donna E StewartUniversity of Toronto, Centre for Mental Health and Senior Scientist, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lesley A RuttanUniversity of Toronto Scarborough, Neuro-Rehab Program, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Liesel-Ann C MeuselTelerehab Centre for Acquired Brain Injury, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Mary P McAndrewsKrembil Research Institute, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Susan AbbeyMedical Psychiatry and Psychiatry and Psychosocial Oncology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Robin GreenKITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
University Health Network · CAUniversity of Toronto · CAToronto Rehabilitation Institute · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post-acute sequelae of SARS-COV-2 (PASC) is growing in prevalence, and involves symptoms originating from the central neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, autonomic nervous, or immune systems. There are non-specific symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, and brain fog, which cannot be ascribed to a single system. PASC places a notable strain on our healthcare system, which is already laden with a large number of acute-COVID-19 patients. Furthermore, it impedes social, academic and vocational functioning, and impacts family life, relationships, and work/financial life. The treatment for PASC needs to target this non-specific etiology and wide-ranging sequelae. In conditions similar to PASC, such as "chemo brain," and prolonged symptoms of concussion, the non-specific symptoms have shown to be effectively managed through

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COVID-19Self-ManagementClinical Trials, Phase I as TopicClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicDisease ProgressionHumansPost-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSARS-CoV-2COVID-19interventionLong COVIDrehabilitationself-management

Identifiers

PMID38384879
PMCPMC10879441
OpenAlexW4391608969

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