Long COVID Shared Medical Appointments: Lifestyle and Mind-Body Medicine with Peer Support

Autor: Yufang Lin, Robert Saper, Sonal J. Patil
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Ann Fam Med
DOI: 10.7302/3956
Popis: Long COVID is a new rising health concern with no clear treatment guidelines. Patients have multiple distressing symptoms which are difficult to address in time-restricted clinic visits. Early evidence indicates a role of cytokines and chronic inflammatory processes in developing long COVID. Healthy lifestyle behaviors and modifying stress responses reduce chronic systemic inflammation. We created a novel shared medical appointment (SMA) program to provide healthy lifestyle education, mindfulness training, and group peer support for patients with long COVID symptoms.
Databáze: OpenAIRE