Long Covid: Digital Health Technologies, Patient Activism, and Illness Narratives

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Abstract

There are over sixty-five million people worldwide suffering from Long Covid. The condition, though largely accepted asa diagnosis, does not yet have a legitimate status. Patient organizations have used analogue means and digital technologies to raise awareness and draw attention to Long Corvid’s long-term effects. In this article, Monika Pietrzak-Franger (University of Vienna) takes a quick glance at the ways in which digital health technologies may be used in the fight for recognition and legitimation, knowledge creation,and community building. She pays particular attention to the downsides of online illness narratives and iconographies that have appeared in this context.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)105-120
Number of pages16
JournalHard Times Magazine
Issue number107
Publication statusPublished - 13 Oct 2023

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 602008 English studies
  • 605004 Cultural studies

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