Chronic Illness and Covid

 

1. What Chronic Illness(es) do you have? *

 

2. How concerned are you about Covid now restrictions have been abandoned?

 

3. In what ways will the lifting of Covid restrictions impact your life and the lives of those around you? (Please give examples)

 

4. How does the lifting of Covid restrictions make you feel?

Not at allA little bitVeryExtremely
Excited
Relieved
Pleased
Worried
Anxious
Isolated
Forgotten
Marginalised
Abandoned
Scared
Depressed
Helpless
Angry
 

5. If you have already had Covid 19, in what way did it impact your chronic illness?

 

6. If you have not had Covid 19, in what ways, if any, are you concerned that catching it would impact your Chronic Illness?

 

7. Have you had any guidance regarding your level of vulnerability or advice for the pandemic from a medical professional regarding your chronic illness? If so, what was the advice and who provided it?

 

8. How has the pandemic affected your access to medical care throughout the pandemic?

 

9. We are developing the concept of Chronic Illness Allies (ChIAs) – people who are informed about, sensitive to, and overtly supportive of people with chronic illness. What could Chronic Illness Allies (ChIAs) do to show their support of the Chronic Illness community regarding Covid?