Different patterns of persistent somatic symptoms after COVID-19 reported by the Dutch media and the general population.

Autor: Ballering AV; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Psychiatry, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: a.v.ballering@umcg.nl., Plug I; VU University Amsterdam, Department of Language, Literature and Communication, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: i.plug@vu.nl., van Zon SKR; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands; Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Unit Healthy Living & Work, Sylviusweg 71, 2333 BE Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: s.k.r.van.zon@umcg.nl., Olde Hartman T; Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute of Medical Innovation, Department of Primary and Community Care, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: Tim.OldeHartman@radboudumc.nl., Das E; Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University, Erasmusplein 1, 6525 HT Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: Enny.das@ru.nl., Rosmalen J; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Psychiatry, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: j.g.m.rosmalen@umcg.nl.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of psychosomatic research [J Psychosom Res] 2024 Nov; Vol. 186, pp. 111886. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 13.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111886
Abstrakt: Objective: Post COVID-19 condition is characterized by persistent symptoms after COVID-19 with yet unknown etiology. To explore whether media-related nocebo effects potentially contribute to post COVID-19 condition, we studied in an observational cohort whether frequencies of media coverage of symptoms after COVID-19 corresponded with prevalence rates of these symptoms in participants from a general population cohort diagnosed with COVID-19.
Methods: Prevalence rates and typology of symptoms after COVID-19 in the general population (N = 4231), adjusted for prevalence rates in a matched non-infected control population (n = 8462) were calculated by using data on 23 symptoms from the Lifelines COVID-19 Cohort collected between March 2020 and August 2021. Media coverage of post COVID-19 condition was assessed by coding 1266 Dutch post COVID-19-related news articles (inter-rater-κ ≥ 0.75), published during the corresponding timeframe. Herein, we assessed whether the same 23 symptoms were mentioned as being related to post COVID-19 condition.
Results: Core post COVID-19 condition symptoms were mentioned in 390 (30.8%) articles. Five of the ten core symptoms were mentioned by 10 or fewer articles. Ageusia/anosmia was most often persistently increased in COVID-19-positive participants (7.6%), yet was mentioned in 80 (6.3%) articles. General tiredness and breathing difficulties were frequently mentioned, in 23.9% and 17.1% of the articles respectively, while these were not the most frequently increased symptoms reported by participants (4.9% and 2.4%).
Conclusion: If post COVID-19 condition was predominantly attributable to nocebo effects, its symptom profile would be expected to reflect levels of media coverage for symptoms after COVID-19. However, our findings do not support this.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors have no competing interests to report.
(Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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