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Evaluation of long-term healthcare utilization and costs associated with COVID-19 among adults and children in the US Abstract Aims This study assessed long-term healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and direct medical costs associated with COVID-19 among adults and children in the United...

Post copied from the Sequence4ME thread Dear Science for ME hive mind, I need your help. I believe that the Sequence ME & LC project needs to make the economic case for further funding, beyond the ~£5m already raised: we need ~ £15m more. In short, I need guidance in how a cost-benefit analysis...

Redefining pandemic resilience: a roadmap for post-infectious syndrome preparedness and health system transformation Schieffer, Bernhard Post-infectious syndromes like Long COVID and ME/CFS lead to disability and economic losses globally, especially in lower-income countries. These involve...

Workforce exit and work productivity loss in adults with and without post-COVID-19 condition: the PRIME post-COVID cohort study BACKGROUND Post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) is highly prevalent, yet evidence on its long-term impact on work participation remains limited. This study assessed...

Healthcare Resource Use and Costs under Pandemic Circumstances in The Netherlands: Results from the Lifelines COVID-19 Cohort Highlights • Post-COVID-19 Condition (PCC) imposes a significant burden on healthcare systems; • Evidence on costs associated with healthcare resources related to PCC...

The economic impact of chronic fatigue syndrome Description: Background Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a chronic incapacitating illness that affects between 400,000 and 800,000 Americans. Despite the disabling nature of this illness, scant research has addressed the economic impact of...

The impact of testing positive versus negative for COVID-19 on health-related quality of life: cross-sectional evidence from the Alberta post-COVID-19 follow-up survey PURPOSE The novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) can have lasting physical and psychological outcomes, though little is...

Progressively Widening Healthcare Costs in Long COVID Over Five Years BACKGROUND Long COVID affects millions worldwide, yet the long-term trajectory of healthcare costs remains poorly characterized. Prior studies with limited follow-up have documented elevated but stable excess costs, leaving...

Economic Burden of Long COVID: Lost Labor Costs in US Adults INTRODUCTION Long COVID (LC) is associated with significantly more days of work missed due to illness. Given this impact on the workforce, we estimated the lost labor costs associated with these additional missed workdays among...

Comparison of Healthcare Expenditures Among Individuals With and Without Long COVID in the United States Long COVID increases healthcare utilization, yet differences in healthcare spending patterns between individuals with and without long COVID remain poorly characterized, especially at the...

Abstract: Long COVID, defined by symptoms persisting three months post-SARS-CoV-2 infection, presents a significant global health and economic challenge, with global prevalence estimated at 36% (ranging from 1–92%). This brief communication consolidates current knowledge on its economic...

Long-Term Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life and Economic Burden After a SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Analysis of the Long COVID Prospective Cohort Study in Nairobi OBJECTIVES To characterize long-term changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and factors associated with catastrophic...

Healthcare Situation of 3,345 Long COVID Patients in Germany: Results of a Nationwide Survey Article in German BACKGROUND Long COVID includes persistent symptoms after SARS CoV 2 infection and leads to multiple physical and psychosocial burdens. METHODS Between March and April 2025, a...

Work Impairment and Financial Outcomes Among Adults With vs Without Long COVID IMPORTANCE While much of the focus on long COVID (LC; defined as developing new, persistent symptoms lasting 3 months or longer after SARS-CoV-2 infection) has been on health status and quality of life, the impact...

Health economic outcomes and national economic impacts associated with Long COVID in England and Scotland Kwon, Joseph; Mensah, Joseph; Milne, Ruairidh; Rayner, Clare; Lawrence, Román Rocha; De Kock, Johannes; Sivan, Manoj; Petrou, Stavros Background Two million people in the UK suffer from...

Employers’ Long Game for Long Covid Scott Conard, Mark Cunningham-Hill, Mohannad Kusti, , Suresh Mukherji, Wayne Rawlins, Stan Schwartz, and Co-authored by members of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions’ Medical Director Advisory Council [Line breaks added] In-Brief The...

Long-COVID is associated with increased absenteeism from work Jaewhan Kim, Sanghoon Lee, Peter Weir [Line breaks added] Abstract Long-COVID, defined as COVID-19 symptoms persisting for more than 3 months, may lead to persistent health issues requiring extensive medical care. Despite its...

Comparing Disaster Costs with the Long-term Economic Impact of Chronic Illness Stemming from COVID-19 in Germany https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-15292.html Disasters associated with natural hazards often coincide with other types of threats and risks including health...

Highlights Long COVID reduces work productivity. The longer long COVID lasts, the greater the amount of economic loss. This study assessed long COVID in Japanese society. Patient-reported outcomes were considered to understand the impact of long COVID. Results showed that symptom duration...

Long COVID and financial hardship: A disaggregated analysis at income and education levels Biplab Kumar Datta; Ishtiaque Fazlul; M. Mahmud Khan OBJECTIVES To examine how long COVID is associated with financial hardship (food insecurity, inability to pay bills, or threat of losing service)...