AUTHOR=Rybkina Julia , Jacob Nithin , Colella Brenda , Gold David , Stewart Donna E. , Ruttan Lesley A. , Meusel Liesel-Ann C. , McAndrews Mary P. , Abbey Susan , Green Robin TITLE=Self-managing symptoms of Long COVID: an education and strategies research protocol JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health VOLUME=12 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1106578 DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2024.1106578 ISSN=2296-2565 ABSTRACT=
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-COV-2 (PASC) is growing in prevalence, and involves symptoms originating from the central neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, autonomic nervous, or immune systems. There are non-specific symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, and brain fog, which cannot be ascribed to a single system. PASC places a notable strain on our healthcare system, which is already laden with a large number of acute-COVID-19 patients. Furthermore, it impedes social, academic and vocational functioning, and impacts family life, relationships, and work/financial life. The treatment for PASC needs to target this non-specific etiology and wide-ranging sequelae. In conditions similar to PASC, such as “chemo brain,” and prolonged symptoms of concussion, the non-specific symptoms have shown to be effectively managed through