Bradford Hill Seminar - Learning About Long COVID from Patients: The Power of Narrative Evidence

In this Bradford Hill seminar on 07 December 2022 Dr Rachel Grob of the University of Wisconsin discussed the role of narrative evidence in learning about long COVID from patients.
Patients have been at the forefront of identifying and addressing Long COVID since it was first reported in the spring of 2020. Today, their experiences and expertise remain a crucial resource for clinicians, public health workers, and others mounting a response to this widespread chronic manifestation of the global pandemic for which their remain few effective clinical interventions. In this seminar, Dr Grob summarized the global impact of Long COVID; explored themes emerging from qualitative health experiences research in the USA; shared a montage of interview clips from similar research in 8 countries around the world; and discussed the promise and pitfalls associated with narrative evidence.