Merging Yoga and Self-Management Skills for Symptoms of Long COVID

A Mobile Intervention Merging Yoga and Self-Management Skills (MY-Skills Mobile) for Individuals Experiencing Symptoms of Long COVID-19

Long COVID patients experience high symptom burden for many months after initial infection of the COVID-19 virus. This study will investigate a mobile intervention Merging Yoga and Self-Management Skills (MY-Skills Mobile) as a complementary therapy for fatigue, pain, mood and quality of life in long COVID patients at the UCHealth Center for Integrative Medicine. The study aim is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of MY-Skills Mobile and research procedures including planned assessments.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients referred to the UC Health Integrated Medicine Clinic for long COVID
• community-dwelling
• speak English
• able to provide informed consent
• stand with or without an assistive device
• complete the Exercise Assessment and Screening for You (EASY) tool; potential participants will receive instructions about safe physical activity and/or to obtain physician approval prior to enrollment.

Participants will not be excluded due to limited technology access. We will loan tablets and hotspots to participants who do not have hardware or internet.

Exclusion Criteria:

• current yoga ≥120 minutes a week
• completed self-management education in the last year
• cognitive impairment limiting participation in decision making