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Abstract: Background: Although 99% of children and young people have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the long-term prevalence of post-COVID-19 symptoms in young people is unclear. The aim of this study is to describe symptom profiles 12 months after SARS-CoV-2 testing. Method: A matched cohort...

Anomalies in the review process and interpretation of the evidence in the NICE guideline for chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis Peter White, Susan Abbey, Brian Angus, Harriet A Ball, Dedra S Buchwald, Christine Burness, Alan J Carson, Trudie Chalder, Daniel J Clauw, Jan...

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Abstract To describe the prevalence of long COVID in children infected for the first time (n=332) or reinfected (n=243) with Omicron variant SARS-CoV-2, compared with test-negative children (n=311). 12-16% infected with Omicron met the research definition of long COVID at 3 and 6 months after...

Abstract Objectives Fatigue is a pervasive clinical symptom in coronaviruses and may continue beyond the acute phase, lasting for several months or years. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to incorporate the current evidence for postinfection fatigue among survivors of SARS-CoV-2...

Effects of sleep disturbance on dyspnoea and impaired lung function following hospital admission due to COVID-19 in the UK: a prospective multicentre cohort study Summary Background Sleep disturbance is common following hospital admission both for COVID-19 and other causes. The clinical...

https://longcovidadvocacy.substack.com/p/is-the-greatest-medical-scandal-of Is the “greatest medical scandal of the last century" being repeated for a generation of children? Part One - The CLoCK Files, the Crisis in Paediatric Long Covid In July 2022 Long Covid Advocacy wrote a formal...

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Abstract Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a common and disabling disorder, often misunderstood by clinicians. Though viewed sceptically by some, FND is a diagnosis that can be made accurately, based on positive clinical signs, with clinical features that have remained stable for over...

Full title: The Cognitive and Behavioural Responses to Symptoms Questionnaire (CBRQ): Development, reliability and validity across several long-term conditions Abstract Objectives Cognitive and behavioural responses to symptoms can worsen or maintain the severity of symptoms across long-term...

ABSTRACT Cognitive behaviour therapy for persistent physical symptoms: what to do and how it works? Professor Trudie Chalder Overlapping, common, persistent physical symptoms, not associated with significant pathology, are associated with profound distress, sleep disturbance and disability...

Highlights • Hair cortisone significantly increased by 23% in response to the COVID-19 pandemic • Stress at the start of the pandemic associated with greater increases in cortisol • Increased cortisone more likely in people with previous mental health difficulties Abstract Background Research...

Evaluating an interactive acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) workshop delivered to trained therapists working with cancer patients in the United Kingdom: a mixed methods approach Abstract Background SURECAN (SUrvivors’ Rehabilitation Evaluation after CANcer) is a multi-phase study...

Funder MRC Medical Research Council Collaborative project - lead institution: King's College London Total value of award to all partners: £1,370,533 Value of award to King´s: £1,370,533...

Abstract The PRINCE secondary trial did not find any evidence that transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural therapy (TDT-CBT) plus standard medical care (SMC) was more efficacious than SMC for patients with Persistent Physical Symptoms (PPS) for the primary outcome Work and Social Adjustment Scale...

Forthcoming https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/a-systematic-literature-review-of-randomized-controlled-trials-evaluating-prognosis-following-treatment-for-adults-with-chronic-fatigue-syndrome(bbffadae-b24f-4ef4-8739-c3fdbc036429).html A systematic literature review of randomized...

Abstract Service in the Persian Gulf in 1991 is associated with increased reporting of symptoms and distress in a proportion of those who served there. Yet despite clear evidence of an increase in symptom burden and a decrease in well being, exhaustive clinical and laboratory based scientific...

Wessely was the senior author of the article & Chalder was a trial investigator. Background: Fatigue is a common symptom for which patients consult their doctors in primary care. With usual medical management the majority of patients report that their symptoms persist and become chronic. There...

"The whole of humanity has lungs, doesn't it? We are not all the same sort of people": patient preferences and choices for an online, self-guided chronic breathlessness supportive intervention: SELF-BREATHE Abstract Introduction: The burden of chronic breathlessness on individuals, family...