Source paper: Kwon J, Oliva J, Lischka S et al. The Socioeconomic Burden of Long COVID in Germany: Costs and Quality of Life Impacts (2023)
When we think about Long Covid, we often focus on the individual living with the condition. This study highlights a broader reality: many people rely on family members and friends for practical and emotional support while navigating ongoing symptoms.
For healthcare workers, this can be particularly complex. Many continue to care for children, partners, parents, friends and patients while managing their own health challenges.
As we mark the end of Carers Week, this research reminds us that Long Covid affects not only those living with the condition, but also the wider networks of care around them.
More than 1 in 10 of 1,496 US healthcare personnel reported the same moderate or severe symptom at both three and six months after COVID-19. Read the findings, limitations and what they may mean for SHH-UK readers.
Join SHH-UK’s online support groups for healthcare workers with Long Covid this October and November. Connect, chat and share with others.
A large US study of almost 2,000 children and adolescents found that those meeting the research threshold for probable Long COVID were more likely to experience difficulties with grades, attention and participation with friends.
