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Exploring fatigue and chronic pain in hospitalized long-Covid patients and the importance of sleeping problems : an experience sampling method-study
Rütgers, L. (2022) Exploring fatigue and chronic pain in hospitalized long-Covid patients and the importance of sleeping problems : an experience sampling method-study.
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Abstract: | Background. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic had a profound effect on morbidity and mortality around the globe. Furthermore, individuals that suffered from a Covid-19 infection might develop persistent or new symptoms for several weeks or months after the infection; the so-called “long-Covid”. Often occurring symptoms in long-Covid patients are fatigue, pain and sleep problems. Method. In this current study, the experience sampling method (ESM) was utilized, to assess the symptom experience of ten previous hospitalized long-Covid patients. Conclusion. This study found, in comparison to past long-Covid studies (Davis et al., 2021; Lopez-Leon, 2021), also a high prevalence, but rather low scores of experienced pain. In contrast, similar to other studies, fatigue and sleep problems had a high prevalence and rather high scores over time within the sample. Furthermore, it was found that a long-Covid patient's momentary fatigue levels are related to a person's average pain or sleep problem levels and not to a person's pain or sleep problem levels at a specific time point. The mediation analysis showed that there is a significant relationship between pain and sleep problems, but there was no evidence found for a mediating effect of sleep problems on the relationship between pain and fatigue. |
Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
Subject: | 77 psychology |
Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/92157 |
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