"I feel like my body is broken": exploring the experiences of people living with long COVID.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Long COVID, an illness affecting a subset of individuals after COVID-19, is distressing, poorly understood, and reduces quality of life. The objective of this sub-study was to better understand and explore individuals' experiences with long COVID and commonly reported symptoms, using qualitative data collected from open-ended survey responses.

Methods

Data were collected from adults living with long COVID who participated in a larger observational online survey. Participants had the option of answering seven open-ended items. Data from the open-ended items were analyzed following guidelines for reflective thematic analysis.

Results

From 213 participants who were included in the online survey, 169 participants who primarily self-identified as women (88.2%), age

SUBMITTER: Wurz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9272651 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature