Battling the unknown : Using composite vignettes to portray lived experiences of COVID-19 and long-COVID

Knight, Rachel L. and Mackintosh, Kelly A. and Hudson, Joanne and Shelley, James and Saynor, Zoe L. and McNarry, Melitta A. (2023) Battling the unknown : Using composite vignettes to portray lived experiences of COVID-19 and long-COVID. PLoS One, 18 (4): e0284710. ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

Understanding the day-to-day lived experiences of individuals who have had or are still recovering from Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19), whilst a complex challenge, presents the opportunity to listen and learn. Composite vignettes provide a novel approach to explore and present descriptive portrayals of the most commonly derived experiences and recovery journeys. The thematic analysis of 47 shared accounts (semi-structured interviews with adults aged ≥18 years; 40 females; 6–11 months post-COVID-19 infection) produced a series of four intricate character stories written through the lens of a single individual. Each vignette gives a voice to and captures a different experience trajectory. From the point of initial symptom development onwards, the vignettes depict how COVID-19 has affected everyday lives, focusing on the secondary non-biological socio-psychological effects and implications. The vignettes highlight in participants’ own words: i) the potential negative implications of not addressing the psychological effects of COVID-19; ii) the lack of symptom and recovery linearity; iii) the ongoing ‘lottery’ of access to healthcare services; and iv) the highly variable, yet generally devastating, impacts that COVID-19 and consequent long-COVID has had across multiple facets of daily living.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
PLoS One
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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?? general agricultural and biological sciencesgeneral biochemistry,genetics and molecular biologygeneral medicineagricultural and biological sciences(all)biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology(all)medicine(all) ??
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215525
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Deposited On:
05 Mar 2024 16:15
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Published
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