Contribution of individual psychological and psychosocial factors to symptom severity and time-to-recovery after naturally-occurring acute infective illness: The Dubbo Infection Outcomes Study (DIOS)

Substantial heterogeneity exists in both the severity of symptoms experienced as part of the sickness response to naturally-occurring infections, and the time taken for individuals to recover from these symptoms. Although contributing immunological and genetic factors have been previously been explored, less is known about the role of individual psychological and psychosocial factors, which may modulate the host immune response, or contribute...