An interpretative phenomenological analysis study of perceptions around factors relating to coping amongst young people with Long Covid and mental health difficulties in the UK.

IF 1.9 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Health Psychology Open Pub Date : 2026-08-06 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI:10.1177/20551029261440419

Madeleine Riley, Georgia Treneman-Evans, Olivia Taylor, Katharine Pike, Nicholas Troop

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Abstract

The nature and causes of neuropsychiatric symptoms in children and young people (CYP) with Long Covid are debated in current research. This study explored CYP perceptions of their mental health difficulties in association with Long Covid diagnoses. Nine CYP were interviewed, asking about their experiences of Long Covid and mental health. Data was analysed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. There were two principal findings in this research. (1) Participants related their mental health difficulties to difficulties associated with having Long Covid and wider system pressures. (2) Participants spoke about the impact of stigma in healthcare services delaying access to specialist medical professionals. Findings suggest that healthcare services need to be better informed, and to reduce barriers to access healthcare services. These measures would reduce the pressure on families to fight for services.

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一项解释性现象学分析研究，对英国长期Covid和心理健康困难的年轻人应对相关因素的看法进行研究。

儿童和青少年（CYP）长冠肺炎的神经精神症状的性质和原因在目前的研究中存在争议。本研究探讨了CYP对其心理健康问题与长冠诊断的关系。采访了9名CYP，询问他们的长期Covid和心理健康经历。数据分析采用解释现象学分析。这项研究有两个主要发现。(1)参与者将他们的心理健康问题与长期Covid和更广泛的系统压力相关的困难联系起来。(2)与会者谈到了在医疗保健服务中耻辱的影响，延误了获得专业医疗人员的机会。调查结果表明，卫生保健服务机构需要更好地了解情况，并减少获得卫生保健服务的障碍。这些措施将减轻家庭争取服务的压力。

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Health Psychology Open Psychology-Clinical Psychology

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12 weeks

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