Social support, distress and well-being in individuals experiencing Long-COVID: a cross-sectional survey study.
| Autor: | Lüscher J; Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland janina.luescher@paraplegie.ch., Scholz U; Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.; University Research Priority Program 'Dynamics of Healthy Aging', University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland., Bierbauer W; Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.; University Research Priority Program 'Dynamics of Healthy Aging', University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | BMJ open [BMJ Open] 2023 Mar 22; Vol. 13 (3), pp. e067166. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 22. |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067166 |
| Abstrakt: | Objectives: Increasingly attention of the COVID-19 pandemic is directed towards its long-term effects, also known as Long-COVID. So far, Long-COVID was examined mainly from a medical perspective, leaving psychosocial effects of Long-COVID understudied. The present study advances the current literature by examining social support in the context of Long-COVID. The study not only examines received support reported by individuals with Long-COVID, but also provided support reported by relatives of individuals with Long-COVID. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: The study was conducted from June to October 2021 in Austria, Germany and the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Participants: We examined 256 individuals with Long-COVID (M Primary Outcome Measures: Primary outcomes were positive and negative affect, anxiety and depressive symptoms and perceived stress. Results: For individuals with Long-COVID, receiving emotional support was related to higher well-being (positive affect: b=0.29, p<0.01; negative affect: b=-0.31, p<0.05) and less distress (anxiety: b=-1.45, p<0.01; depressive symptoms: b=-1.04, p<0.05; perceived stress: b=-0.21, p<0.05) but no effects emerged for receiving practical support. For relatives of individuals with Long-COVID, providing emotional support was only related to lower depressive symptoms (b=-2.57, p<0.05). Again, provided practical support was unrelated to the outcomes considered. Conclusions: Emotional support is likely to play an important role in well-being and distress of patients and relatives, whereas practical support does not seem to make a difference. Future research should clarify under what conditions different kinds of support unfold their positive effects on well-being and distress in the context of Long-COVID. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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