false illness beliefs

The course and trajectories of quality of life among post-COVID-19 patients in the HUS long covid cohort study Patients with post-COVID condition (PCC) frequently report reduced quality of life (QoL). This study assessed QoL and health-related QoL (HRQoL) with trajectories within a prospective...

Abstract Longitudinal studies have shown that physical illness attributions are associated with poor prognosis in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Speculation exists over whether such attributions influence treatment outcome. This study reports the effect of illness beliefs on outcome in a...