Post-COVID Conditions and Burden of Disease

Laura Tabacof; Eric Nicolau; Andrew Rivera; David Putrino

doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2023.04.007

Post-COVID Conditions and Burden of Disease

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2023 Aug;34(3):499-511. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2023.04.007. Epub 2023 May 26.

Authors

Laura Tabacof¹, Eric Nicolau², Andrew Rivera³, David Putrino⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 5 East 98th Street SB-18, 10029, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: laura.tabacof@mountsinai.org.
² West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, 5718 Merrywing Circle, Austin, TX 78730, USA.
³ Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA.
⁴ Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 5 East 98th Street SB-18, 10029, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 37419527
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2023.04.007

Abstract

Post-COVID condition (PCC), also known as long COVID, is a multi-systemic illness estimated to affect 10% to 20% of those infected, regardless of age, baseline health status, or initial symptom severity. PCC has affected millions of lives, with long-lasting debilitating effects, but unfortunately it remains an underrecognized and therefore poorly documented condition. Defining and disseminating the burden of PCC is essential for developing effective public health strategies to address this issue in the long term.

Keywords: Burden of disease; Disability; Long COVID; Post COVID condition.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
Cost of Illness
Humans
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome*