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‘I Live a Kind of Shadow Life’: Individual Experiences of COVID-19 Recovery and the Impact on Physical Activity Levels
Understanding of strategies to support individuals recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is limited. ‘Long COVID’ is a multisystem disease characterised by a range of respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neurological, and musculoskeletal symptoms extending beyond 12 weeks. Th...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8583577/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34769934 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111417 |
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author | Shelley, James Hudson, Joanne Mackintosh, Kelly A. Saynor, Zoe L. Duckers, Jamie Lewis, Keir E. Davies, Gwyneth A. Berg, Ronan M. G. McNarry, Melitta A. |
author_facet | Shelley, James Hudson, Joanne Mackintosh, Kelly A. Saynor, Zoe L. Duckers, Jamie Lewis, Keir E. Davies, Gwyneth A. Berg, Ronan M. G. McNarry, Melitta A. |
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description | Understanding of strategies to support individuals recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is limited. ‘Long COVID’ is a multisystem disease characterised by a range of respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neurological, and musculoskeletal symptoms extending beyond 12 weeks. The aim of this study was to explore individuals’ experiences of recovering from COVID-19 to provide a better understanding of the acute and long-term impact of the disease on physical activity (PA). Individualised semi-structured interviews were conducted with 48 adults recovering from COVID-19 at 6–11 months post-infection. An inductive thematic analysis approach was used, reaching saturation at 14 interviews (10 female; 47 ± 7 years). Four overarching themes were identified: (i) Living with COVID-19, including managing activities of daily living; (ii) Dealing with the Unknown and self-management strategies; (iii) Re-introducing physical activity; and (iv) Challenges of returning to work. The return to PA, whether through activities of daily living, work or exercise, is often associated with the exacerbation of symptoms, presenting a range of challenges for individuals recovering from COVID-19. Individually tailored support is therefore required to address the unique challenges posed by COVID-19. |
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spelling | pubmed-85835772021-11-12 ‘I Live a Kind of Shadow Life’: Individual Experiences of COVID-19 Recovery and the Impact on Physical Activity Levels Shelley, James Hudson, Joanne Mackintosh, Kelly A. Saynor, Zoe L. Duckers, Jamie Lewis, Keir E. Davies, Gwyneth A. Berg, Ronan M. G. McNarry, Melitta A. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Understanding of strategies to support individuals recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is limited. ‘Long COVID’ is a multisystem disease characterised by a range of respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neurological, and musculoskeletal symptoms extending beyond 12 weeks. The aim of this study was to explore individuals’ experiences of recovering from COVID-19 to provide a better understanding of the acute and long-term impact of the disease on physical activity (PA). Individualised semi-structured interviews were conducted with 48 adults recovering from COVID-19 at 6–11 months post-infection. An inductive thematic analysis approach was used, reaching saturation at 14 interviews (10 female; 47 ± 7 years). Four overarching themes were identified: (i) Living with COVID-19, including managing activities of daily living; (ii) Dealing with the Unknown and self-management strategies; (iii) Re-introducing physical activity; and (iv) Challenges of returning to work. The return to PA, whether through activities of daily living, work or exercise, is often associated with the exacerbation of symptoms, presenting a range of challenges for individuals recovering from COVID-19. Individually tailored support is therefore required to address the unique challenges posed by COVID-19. MDPI 2021-10-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8583577/ /pubmed/34769934 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111417 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Shelley, James Hudson, Joanne Mackintosh, Kelly A. Saynor, Zoe L. Duckers, Jamie Lewis, Keir E. Davies, Gwyneth A. Berg, Ronan M. G. McNarry, Melitta A. ‘I Live a Kind of Shadow Life’: Individual Experiences of COVID-19 Recovery and the Impact on Physical Activity Levels |
title | ‘I Live a Kind of Shadow Life’: Individual Experiences of COVID-19 Recovery and the Impact on Physical Activity Levels |
title_full | ‘I Live a Kind of Shadow Life’: Individual Experiences of COVID-19 Recovery and the Impact on Physical Activity Levels |
title_fullStr | ‘I Live a Kind of Shadow Life’: Individual Experiences of COVID-19 Recovery and the Impact on Physical Activity Levels |
title_full_unstemmed | ‘I Live a Kind of Shadow Life’: Individual Experiences of COVID-19 Recovery and the Impact on Physical Activity Levels |
title_short | ‘I Live a Kind of Shadow Life’: Individual Experiences of COVID-19 Recovery and the Impact on Physical Activity Levels |
title_sort | ‘i live a kind of shadow life’: individual experiences of covid-19 recovery and the impact on physical activity levels |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8583577/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34769934 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111417 |
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