The hidden pandemic: a qualitative study on how middle-aged women make sense of managing their long COVID symptoms.
Disa CollierGulcan GaripPublished in: Health psychology report (2023)
This study raised questions about the possible unfair treatment of women seeking medical attention for their long COVID symptoms; how ambiguous symptoms are misattributed to anxiety and discrimination from health care professionals contributes towards stigma. The study concludes with recommendations for service improvement such as the compassionate validation of patients' pain and the use of evidence-based therapeutic practices such as mindfulness.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- mental health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- sleep quality
- middle aged
- chronic pain
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- type diabetes
- working memory
- metabolic syndrome
- neuropathic pain
- spinal cord
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- clinical practice
- hiv aids
- patient reported outcomes
- insulin resistance
- spinal cord injury
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- hiv infected
- social support
- health insurance
- cervical cancer screening