Kat Clancy

Title of Research Project: Understanding the Experience of post-viral fatigue in adults with Post COVID-19 condition (Long-COVID).

Academic Supervisor: Dr Tadhg Stapleton

Biography

Kat graduated from the University of Galway in 2013 with a BSc (Honors) Degree in Occupational Therapy. She is working as a senior occupational therapist in St. James’s Hospital and is currently completing an MSc by Research. Her current research is qualitative - looking at the lived experience of patients with post-COVID fatigue and their experiences of the Fatigue and Activity Management Programme (FAME). The FAME was created for patients with arthritis and other chronic conditions, which had been developed in 2018 by McCormack et al (which includes Prof. Deirdre Connolly). The FAME was adapted for the newly emerging challenges post-covid patients are facing.