Social Support and Narrative Sensemaking Online: A Content Analysis of Facebook Posts by COVID-19 Long Haulers

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dc.contributor.advisorYamasaki, Jill
dc.contributor.committeeMemberXiao, Zhiwen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberNi, Lan
dc.creatorWongtavavimarn, Krittiya
dc.creator.orcid0000-0001-9434-4821
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-09T02:26:36Z
dc.date.available2022-08-09T02:26:36Z
dc.date.createdMay 2022
dc.date.issued2022-05
dc.date.updated2022-08-09T02:26:37Z
dc.description.abstractLong-haul COVID-19 – the lingering effects of the coronavirus in patients – is still a mystery. After being infected with the virus, a number of COVID-19 long haulers have suffered from post-COVID-19 symptoms for days, weeks, or months. There is no explanation why people experience long-haul COVID, and at the moment, there is no known cure. This study examined the COVID-19 Long Haulers Journey Facebook group and analyzed its contents to evaluate how long haulers use narrative sensemaking online. Living with illness uncertainty, COVID-19 long haulers used social media as a virtual social support community for them to share illness narratives as they struggle to make sense of their health conditions and cope with high-stress, uncertain events. The data collected identified the significance of the sensemaking process in managing complex health situations and the value of the social media platform as a source of information and social support for wounded storytellers in the midst of uncertainty.
dc.description.departmentCommunication, Jack J. Valenti School of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/10745
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectCOVID-19 Long Haulers
dc.subjectLong COVID
dc.subjectPandemic
dc.subjectNarrative sensemaking
dc.subjectSocial media
dc.subjectFacebook
dc.titleSocial Support and Narrative Sensemaking Online: A Content Analysis of Facebook Posts by COVID-19 Long Haulers
dc.type.dcmiText
dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentCommunication, Jack J. Valenti School of
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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