Gabrielle M. Katz, Katie Bach, Pavlos Bobos, Angela Cheung, Simon Décary, Susie Goulding, Margaret S. Herridge, Candace D. McNaughton, Karen S. Palmer, Fahad A. Razak, Betty Zhang, Kieran L. Quinn

Understanding How Post–COVID-19 Condition Affects Adults and Health Care Systems

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health Policy
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ImportancePost–COVID-19 condition (PCC), also known as long COVID, encompasses the range of symptoms and sequelae that affect many people with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection. Understanding the functional, health, and economic effects of PCC is important in determining how health care systems may optimally deliver care to individuals with PCC.ObservationsA rapid review of the literature showed that PCC and the effects of hospitalization for severe and critical illness may limit a person’s ability to perform day-to-day activities and employment, increase their risk of incident health conditions and use of primary and short-term health care services, and have a negative association with household financial stability. Care pathways that integrate primary care, rehabilitation services, and specialized assessment clinics are being developed to support the health care needs of people with PCC. However, comparative studies to determine optimal care models based on their effectiveness and costs remain limited. The effects of PCC are likely to have large-scale associations with health systems and economies and will require substantial investment in research, clinical care, and health policy to mitigate these effects.Conclusions and RelevanceAn accurate understanding of additional health care and economic needs at the individual and health system levels is critical to informing health care resource and policy planning, including identification of optimal care pathways to support people affected by PCC.

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