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- Title
Different but the Same: Common Themes in Illness Experience Among People With Diverse Long COVID Symptoms and the Potential Benefits of Virtual Group Medical Visits.
- Authors
Barnhill, Jessica; Chilcoat, Aisha; Kavalakatt, Bethany; Mata, Raveena; Tiedt, Malik; Roth, Isabel
- Abstract
Long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is poorly understood, widespread and debilitating. Integrative medical group visits (IMGVs) provide group medical care virtually or in person and are reimbursed by insurance payors. IMGV introduces integrative modalities such as mindfulness, nutrition, and acupressure in a person-centered, supportive, and educational environment. To evaluate a telehealth IMGV program called Nourish to Flourish (N2F) for patients with long COVID, three researchers conducted a qualitative analysis of pre- and post-group individual interviews. Twenty-five patients provided interviews, of which fifteen included pre- and post-group individual interviews. Main themes were unpredictable symptom patterns, a common range of emotions associated with long COVID experience, reconceptualizing self-identity, multiple barriers to care in conventional settings, and connections formed in N2F. Although symptoms varied, N2F participants found commonalities in their experiences of living with long COVID. They empathized with one another regarding changing symptoms, inconsistent social support, shifting identities, and barriers to effective medical care.
- Subjects
MINDFULNESS; HEALTH education; GRIEF; EVALUATION of human services programs; HEALTH services accessibility; SOCIAL support; MASSAGE therapy; PAIN; FRUSTRATION; POST-acute COVID-19 syndrome; RESEARCH methodology; NUTRITION; DIZZINESS; MEDICAL care; GROUP medical appointments; INTERVIEWING; ACUPRESSURE; PATIENT-centered care; UNCERTAINTY; FEAR; ATTITUDES toward illness; PATIENTS' attitudes; QUALITATIVE research; SEVERITY of illness index; DYSPNEA; MUSCLE weakness; HEALTH literacy; STRESS management; MENTAL depression; NUMBNESS; RESEARCH funding; INTEGRATED health care delivery; THEMATIC analysis; ALTERNATIVE medicine; EMOTIONS; FATIGUE (Physiology); ANXIETY; INSOMNIA; HEADACHE; RESPECT; TELEMEDICINE; SPIRITUAL care (Medical care); HEALTH self-care
- Publication
Journal of Patient Experience, 2024, p1
- ISSN
2374-3735
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/23743735241230144