Long COVID and Health Inequities: The Role of Primary Care.

Berger, Zackary; Altiery DE Jesus, Vivian; Assoumou, Sabrina A; Greenhalgh, Trisha

Berger, Zackary; Altiery DE Jesus, Vivian; Assoumou, Sabrina A; Greenhalgh, Trisha.

Berger Z; Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Altiery DE Jesus V; Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics.
Assoumou SA; University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine.
Greenhalgh T; Boston University School of Medicine.

Milbank Q ; 99(2): 519-541, 2021 06.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1158074

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Policy Points An estimated 700,000 people in the United States have "long COVID," that is, symptoms of COVID-19 persisting beyond three weeks. COVID-19 and its long-term sequelae are strongly influenced by social determinants such as poverty and by structural inequalities such as racism and discrimination. Primary care providers are in a unique position to provide and coordinate care for vulnerable patients with long COVID. Policy measures should include strengthening primary care, optimizing data quality, and addressing the multiple nested domains of inequity.

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COVID-19/complications; Health Status Disparities; Primary Health Care/organization & administration; Social Determinants of Health; COVID-19/economics; COVID-19/epidemiology; COVID-19/physiopathology; Health Care Costs/statistics & numerical data; Humans; Poverty; Racism; United States/epidemiology; Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Primary Health Care / Health Status Disparities / Social Determinants of Health / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Milbank Q Journal subject: Social Medicine / Public Health / Health Services Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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