Daily stress and worry are additional triggers of symptom fluctuations in individuals living with Long COVID: results from an intensive longitudinal cohort study
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This intensive longitudinal study examines whether daily emotional exertions, such as stress and worry, trigger symptom fluctuations in individuals with Long COVID beyond the effects of physical or cognitive activities. The research involved participants completing frequent daily assessments to analyze associations between emotional states and core symptoms over time. Results indicate that higher stress levels are linked to increased symptom severity on the same day and subsequent days, while worry shows varied associations with fatigue, anxiety, and pain. The authors suggest these findings highlight the potential importance of addressing stress and worry in self-care programs for Long COVID management.
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- Daryl B. O’Connor (University of Leeds), Darren C. Greenwood (University of Leeds), Maedeh Mansoubi (University of Exeter), Nawar Diar Bakerly (University of Salford), Aishwarya Bhatia (University of Exeter), Johnny Collett (Oxford Brookes University), Helen Davies (Cardiff and Vale University Health Board), Jo Dawes (University of Exeter), Brendan Delaney (Imperial College London), Leisle Ezekiel (University of Southampton), Phaedra Leveridge (University of Exeter), Ghazala Mir (University of Leeds), Willie Muehlhausen (South Tipperary General Hospital), Clare Rayner (Patient Advocate Foundation), J. T. Scott (Raigmore Hospital), Manoj Sivan (University of Leeds), Ian Tucker-Bell (Patient Advocate Foundation), Himanshu Vashisht (South Tipperary General Hospital), Tomás Ward (Dublin City University), Darren Winch (Patient Advocate Foundation), Helen Dawes (University of Exeter), Mauricio Barahona, Alexander J. Casson, Jonathan Clarke, Vasa Ćurčin
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- 2025-01-01
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- 10.1093/abm/kaaf093
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@article{allodium:953cb50b9a704a5e,
title = {Daily stress and worry are additional triggers of symptom fluctuations in individuals living with Long COVID: results from an intensive longitudinal cohort study},
author = {Daryl B. O’Connor and Darren C. Greenwood and Maedeh Mansoubi and Nawar Diar Bakerly and Aishwarya Bhatia and Johnny Collett and Helen Davies and Jo Dawes and Brendan Delaney and Leisle Ezekiel and Phaedra Leveridge and Ghazala Mir and Willie Muehlhausen and Clare Rayner and J. T. Scott and Manoj Sivan and Ian Tucker-Bell and Himanshu Vashisht and Tomás Ward and Darren Winch and Helen Dawes and Mauricio Barahona and Alexander J. Casson and Jonathan Clarke and Vasa Ćurčin},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1093/abm/kaaf093},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaf093}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Daily stress and worry are additional triggers of symptom fluctuations in individuals living with Long COVID: results from an intensive longitudinal cohort study AU - O’Connor, Daryl B. AU - Greenwood, Darren C. AU - Mansoubi, Maedeh AU - Bakerly, Nawar Diar AU - Bhatia, Aishwarya AU - Collett, Johnny AU - Davies, Helen AU - Dawes, Jo AU - Delaney, Brendan AU - Ezekiel, Leisle AU - Leveridge, Phaedra AU - Mir, Ghazala AU - Muehlhausen, Willie AU - Rayner, Clare AU - Scott, J. T. AU - Sivan, Manoj AU - Tucker-Bell, Ian AU - Vashisht, Himanshu AU - Ward, Tomás AU - Winch, Darren AU - Dawes, Helen AU - Barahona, Mauricio AU - Casson, Alexander J. AU - Clarke, Jonathan AU - Ćurčin, Vasa PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1093/abm/kaaf093 UR - https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaf093 ER -
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O’Connor, D. B., Greenwood, D. C., Mansoubi, M., Bakerly, N. D., Bhatia, A., Collett, J., Davies, H., Dawes, J., Delaney, B., Ezekiel, L., Leveridge, P., Mir, G., Muehlhausen, W., Rayner, C., Scott, J. T., Sivan, M., Tucker-Bell, I., Vashisht, H., Ward, T., Winch, D., Dawes, H., Barahona, M., Casson, A. J., Clarke, J., & Ćurčin, V. (2025). Daily stress and worry are additional triggers of symptom fluctuations in individuals living with Long COVID: results from an intensive longitudinal cohort study. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaf093
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