Symptom patterns and life with post-acute COVID-19 in children aged 8-17 years: a mixed-methods study protocol.
BJGP Open
; 7(2)2023 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2229909
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
While there is a substantial body of knowledge about acute COVID-19, less is known about long-COVID, where symptoms continue beyond 4 weeks.AIM:
To describe longer-term effects of COVID-19 infection in children and young people (CYP) and identify their needs in relation to long-COVID. DESIGN &SETTING:
This study comprises an observational prospective cohort study and a linked qualitative study, identifying participants aged 8-17 years in the West Midlands of England.METHOD:
CYP will be invited to complete online questionnaires to monitor incidences and symptoms of COVID-19 over a 12-month period. CYP who have experienced long-term effects of COVID will be invited to interview, and those currently experiencing symptoms will be asked to document their experiences in a diary. Professionals who work with CYP will be invited to explore the impact of long-COVID on the wider experiences of CYP, in a focus group. Descriptive statistics will be used to describe the incidence and rates of resolution of symptoms, and comparisons will be made between exposed and non-exposed groups. Logistic regression models will be used to estimate associations between candidate predictors and the development of long-COVID, and linear regression will be used to estimate associations between candidate predictors. Qualitative data will be analysed thematically using the constant comparison method.CONCLUSION:
This study will describe features and symptoms of long-COVID and explore the impact of long-COVID within the lives of CYP and their families, to provide better understanding of long-COVID and inform clinical practice.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Language:
English
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bjgpo.2022.0149
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