Development of an expectation management intervention for patients with Long COVID: A focus group study with affected patients
Overview
This study details the development of an expectation management intervention for Long COVID patients through four focus groups involving twenty-two participants. The researchers gathered feedback on a draft four-session manual to inform its finalization within the SOMA.COV project. The resource describes patient reactions to components such as psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, and behavior change exercises.
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- Author
- Manuel Funk (Universität Hamburg), Max Reinke (Universität Hamburg), Bernd Löwe (Universität Hamburg), Petra Engelmann (Universität Hamburg)
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- 2025-02-03
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- gold
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- 10.1371/journal.pone.0317905
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@article{allodium:79ce350f278240d1,
title = {Development of an expectation management intervention for patients with Long COVID: A focus group study with affected patients},
author = {Manuel Funk and Max Reinke and Bernd Löwe and Petra Engelmann},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0317905},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317905}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Development of an expectation management intervention for patients with Long COVID: A focus group study with affected patients AU - Funk, Manuel AU - Reinke, Max AU - Löwe, Bernd AU - Engelmann, Petra PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0317905 UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317905 ER -
APA
Funk, M., Reinke, M., Löwe, B., & Engelmann, P. (2025). Development of an expectation management intervention for patients with Long COVID: A focus group study with affected patients. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317905
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