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- Title
A Journey Through Grief: Experiences of Loss Among Patients With Long COVID.
- Authors
McAlearney, Ann Scheck; Eiterman, Leanna P; Mayers, Elizabeth; Eramo, Jennifer L; MacEwan, Sarah R
- Abstract
Long COVID is a growing health concern with data continuing to emerge about the psychosocial consequences of this new chronic condition. We aimed to improve understanding of the experiences of patients with Long COVID, focusing on emotional impacts arising from experiences of loss and grief caused by persistent physical symptoms and changes in lifestyle and social support. Patients (n = 21) were recruited August to September 2022 from a post-COVID recovery clinic to participate in semistructured interviews. We found that Long COVID patients (1) reported experiencing loss across multiple domains including loss of physical health, mental health, social support and connections, roles in their families, and self-identities, and (2) described experiences of grief that mirrored the 5 stages of grief in the Kubler-Ross model: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and for some, acceptance. Our findings highlight the importance of evaluating the experiences of loss and grief among Long COVID patients as well as support systems for this patient population. Providers may be encouraged to incorporate mental health and bereavement support resources to address critical needs of Long COVID patients.
- Subjects
MENTAL health; QUALITATIVE research; RESEARCH funding; POST-acute COVID-19 syndrome; INTERVIEWING; EMOTIONS; FAMILY roles; BEREAVEMENT; THEMATIC analysis; RESEARCH methodology; MATHEMATICAL models; GRIEF; SOCIAL support; THEORY; PATIENTS' attitudes; WELL-being; MENTAL depression
- Publication
Journal of Patient Experience, 2024, p1
- ISSN
2374-3735
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/23743735241272267