BMC infectious diseases

Improving Long COVID Care Based on What Patients Say They Need

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Abstract

Aims to assess unmet clinical, psychological, and lifestyle needs among individuals evaluated at the Modena Long COVID Clinic.

  • Long COVID is a condition with persistent or fluctuating symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection.
  • There is limited alignment between patient needs and the healthcare services provided.
  • Identifying unmet needs could inform the redesign of Long COVID services to be more patient-centered.

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Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: Written consent was deemed unnecessary, according to the general Authorization to the processing of personal data carried out for purposes of scientific research issued by the Italian Authority for personal data protection (G.U. n. 72 of 26 March 2012). All data were extracted from electronic medical records and the online survey in full compliance with Italian data protection laws and the ethical approval granted by the Area Vasta Nord Emilia-Romagna Ethics Committee (study approval 396/2020/OSS/AOUMO – Cov-2 MO-Study) and it was in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
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