Long COVID: Examining Long-Term Health Effects of COVID-19 and Implications for the Social Security Administration: Proceedings of a Workshop

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

doi:10.17226/26619

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Long COVID

Examining Long-Term Health Effects of COVID-19 and Implications for the Social Security Administration: Proceedings of a Workshop

(2022)

'Long COVID' refers to the wide range of long-lasting symptoms experienced by some patients after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. The most common symptoms include fatigue, headache, brain fog, shortness of breath, hair loss, and pain. At this time, there are many knowledge gaps related to Long COVID, including the prevalence of the condition, the impact of the symptoms on survivors' ability to function, and the long-term course of the condition. While many individuals with Long COVID recover within one year, others experience little or no decrease in symptom severity over time.

Long COVID symptoms can affect a person's ability to work and otherwise function in daily life, so people with the condition may need to utilize programs such as Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and the Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI). The Social Security Administration (SSA), which administers both of these programs, requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine host a public workshop to discuss research into the long-term health effects of COVID-19, their impacts on individuals and populations, and how the SSDI and SSI programs can support individuals who suffer disability as a result of Long COVID. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop.

Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Care Services; Laura Aiuppa Denning and Erin Hammers Forstag, Rapporteurs

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Long COVID: Examining Long-Term Health Effects of COVID-19 and Implications for the Social Security Administration: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26619.

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136 pages | 6 x 9 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-69035-5
Ebook: 978-0-309-69038-6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26619

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xvi
1 Introduction	1-12
2 Overview of Long COVID and Disability	13-30
3 Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Implications for Recovery	31-44
4 Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on Living with Long COVID	45-52
5 Long-Term Impairments and Functional Limitations Related to Long COVID	53-72
6 Clinical Practices and System Approaches for Improving Health and Recovery from Long COVID	73-86
7 Exploring Future Directions in the Treatment of Long COVID	87-92
Appendix A: References	93-102
Appendix B: Workshop Agenda	103-108
Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Planning Committee Members and Speakers	109-120

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