Accessing Care Services for Long Covid Sufferers in Alberta, Canada

A Random, Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Bibliographic Data

ID15500079
AuthorsJacqueline A Krysa (0000-0002-2854-4187, Alberta Health Services), Sidney Horlick (0000-0002-8613-7731, Alberta Health Services), Kiran Pohar Manhas (0000-0002-1486-2387, Alberta Health Services), Katharina Kovacs Burns (0000-0002-6322-0778, Alberta Health Services), Mikayla Buell (Alberta Health Services), Maria J Santana (University of Calgary), Maria Santana (0000-0002-0202-5952, University of Calgary), Kristine Russell (0009-0008-5645-3697, Alberta Health Services), Elizabeth Papathanassoglou (0000-0002-7439-1492, Alberta Health Services), Chester Ho (0000-0002-4238-5506, Alberta Health Services, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue15
Pages6457-6457
Publication date2023-07-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20156457
PMID37569003
OpenAlexW4385346933
LanguageEN
References cited65

Designing appropriate rehabilitation programs for long COVID-19 remains challenging. The purpose of this study was to explore the patient experience of accessing long COVID-19 rehabilitation and recovery services. In this cross-sectional, observational study, a telephone survey was administered to a random sample of persons with long COVID-19 in a Canadian province. Participants included adults who tested positive for COVID-19 between March and October 2021. Survey respondents ( n = 330) included individuals who had been previously hospitalized for COVID-19 ( n = 165) and those who had not been hospitalized ('non-hospitalized') for COVID-19 ( n = 165). Significantly more previously hospitalized respondents visited a family doctor for long COVID-19 symptoms compared to non-hospitalized respondents (hospitalized: n = 109 (66.1%); non-hospitalized: n = 25 (15.2%); ( p n = 45 (27.3%); non-hospitalized: n = 6 (3.6%); ( p n = 31 (18.8%); non-hospitalized: n = 20 (12.1%); ( p = 0.20)). These findings demonstrate the diversity of recovery services used by individuals with long COVID-19 and emphasize the need for multidisciplinary long COVID-19 rehabilitation and recovery care pathways

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Family medicine · Outbreak · Pandemic · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus · Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Virology

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