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August 19, 2025PLoS ONEOpen Access

Coping with stressful life disruptions due to long COVID: A qualitative study

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MWMarina B. WasilewskiJLJaylyn LeightonLRLogan Reis

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Overview

Qualitative analysis highlights significant psychosocial stress and coping mechanisms among individuals with long covid and caregivers.

Key Points

  • Participants reported significant disruptions in their lives due to long covid, leading to elevated stress and grief.
  • Analysis identified three key themes, emphasizing loss of agency and normalcy among those affected by long covid.
  • Interviews revealed how individuals adapted their daily activities as coping strategies to manage stress from disruptions.
  • These findings support the development of targeted rehabilitation strategies to improve psychosocial well-being for those impacted by long covid.

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Wasilewski et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af4cd8ad7bf08b1ead61a6https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329831
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