Patients’ lived experience and reflections on long COVID: an interpretive phenomenological analysis within an integrated adult primary care psychology NHS service

Skilbeck, Lilian; Spanton, Christopher; Paton, Michael

doi:10.1186/s41687-023-00570-2

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 18)

From: Patients’ lived experience and reflections on long COVID: an interpretive phenomenological analysis within an integrated adult primary care psychology NHS service

ID	Gender	Age (years)	Ethnicity	Occupation	Time in months since acute infection	Long COVID symptoms
ID	Gender	Age (years)	Ethnicity	Occupation	Treatment type	Long COVID symptoms
PA	M	65 +	White	Retired	12	Fatigue, shortness of breath, tight chest, brain fog, depression and anxiety
PA	M	65 +	White	Retired	Hospitalised/ICU
PB	F	25–39	White	Professional	11	Fatigue, shortness of breath, tight chest, palpitations, headache, nausea, anxiety
PB	F	25–39	White	Professional	Hospitalised
PC	F	18–24	Black	Student	10	Fatigue, dizziness, shortness of breath, changes in sense of smell and taste, depression
PC	F	18–24	Black	Student	Non-hospitalised
PD	M	25–39	White	Professional	12	Fatigue, shortness of breath, tight chest, anxiety
PD	M	25–39	White	Professional	Hospitalised	Fatigue, shortness of breath, tight chest, anxiety
PE	F	25–39	White	Homemaker	12	Fatigue, brain fog, difficulty sleeping. depression
PE	F	25–39	White	Homemaker	Non-hospitalised	Fatigue, brain fog, difficulty sleeping. depression
PF	M	40–64	White	Professional	18	Fatigue, shortness of breath, brain fog, joint pain, depression
PF	M	40–64	White	Professional	Hospitalised
PG	M	24–39	White	Professional	10	Fatigue, shortness of breath, brain fog, loss of appetite, depression and anxiety
PG	M	24–39	White	Professional	Hospitalised
PH	F	40–64	Asian	Professional	18	Fatigue, brain fog, difficulty sleeping, depression
PH	F	40–64	Asian	Professional	Non-hospitalised	Fatigue, brain fog, difficulty sleeping, depression
PI	F	25–39	White	Professional	12	Fatigue, shortness of breath, brain fog, headache depression
PI	F	25–39	White	Professional	Non-hospitalised
PJ	Male	40–64	White	Professional	12	Fatigue, brain fog, digestive problems, loss of appetite, dizziness, depression
PJ	Male	40–64	White	Professional	Non-hospitalised
PK	Female	25–39	Black	Homemaker	18	Fatigue, loss of tase, loss of appetite, joint pain, depression, anxiety
PK	Female	25–39	Black	Homemaker	Non-hospitalised
PL	F	25–39	White	Professional	24	Fatigue, brain fog, joint pains, poor appetite, diarrhoea, depression
PL	F	25–39	White	Professional	Non -hospitalised
PM	F	40–64	Mixed	Professional	18	Fatigue, brain fog, skin rash, muscle aches, depression (frustration/anger)
PM	F	40–64	Mixed	Professional	Hospitalised
PN	F	18–24	Chinese	Student	10	Fatigue, brain fog, loss of taste, poor appetite, nausea, anxiety, depression
PN	F	18–24	Chinese	Student	Non-hospitalised
PO	F	40–64	White	Volunteer	12	Fatigue, aches and pains, brain fog, sleep disturbance, depression (frustration/anger)
PO	F	40–64	White	Volunteer	Hospitalised
PP	F	40–64	White	Professional	20	Fatigue, shortness of breath, aches and pains, depression (frustration/anger)
PP	F	40–64	White	Professional	Hospitalised
PQ	F	18–24	Asian	Professional	24	Pins and needles, chills, rashes, joint pain, depression and anxiety
PQ	F	18–24	Asian	Professional	Non-hospitalised
PR	F	40–64	White	Professional	18	Fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty sleeping, joint pain, depression
PR	F	40–64	White	Professional	Hospitalised

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