Conceptualising Long Covid as an episodic health condition

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ID21880147
AutoresDarren A Brown (0000-0002-4956-243X, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), Kelly K O’brien (0000-0002-1632-6537, University of Toronto, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume6
Fascículo9
Páginase007004
Data de publicação2021-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBMJ Global Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908
EditoraBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007004
PMID34551971
OpenAlexW3201236807
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas10

box Globally growing numbers of individuals are living with persistent signs and symptoms following infection consistent with COVID-19, referred to as Long COVID or Post-COVID Conditions. An estimated 6.2% of the U K population self-identified experiencing Long COVID, which negatively affected their general well-being and ability to exercise and work.1 Long COVID symptoms also adversely affected day-to-day activities among 64.7% of those self-reporting Long COVID, with 19.3% reporting significant limitations to daily activities.2 The long-term trajectory of Long COVID remains unknown. Therefore, conceptualising disability in Long COVID is essential for better understanding the lived experiences and health-related challenges of people living with and affected by Long COVID, to inform effective rehabilitation approaches and interventions to enhance clinical practice, policy and research. Our aim is to conceptualise Long COVID as an episodic health condition resulting in disability that may be characterised as multidimensional, episodic and unpredictable in nature and to highlight future

Disease · Pathology · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Psychology · Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery · Gerontology · Rehabilitation