Donna Clutterbuck, Mel Ramasawmy, Marija Pantelic, Jasmine Hayer, Fauzia Begum, Mark Faghy, Nayab Nasir, Barry Causer, Melissa Heightman, Gail Allsopp, Dan Wootton, M Asad Khan, Claire Hastie, Monique Jackson, Clare Rayner, Darren Brown, Emily Parrett, Geraint Jones, Rowan Clarke, Sammie Mcfarland, Mark Gabbay, Amitava Banerjee, Nisreen A Alwan
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Long Covid is often stigmatised, particularly in people who are disadvantaged within society. This may prevent them from seeking help and could lead to widening health inequalities. This coproduced study with a Community Advisory Board (CAB) of people with Long Covid aimed to understand healthcare and wider barriers and stigma experienced by people with probable Long Covid. METHODS: An active case finding approach was employed to find adults with probable, but not yet clinically diagnosed, Long Covid in two localities in London (Camden and Merton) and Derbyshire, England...
April 2024: Health Expectations: An International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy