Self-perceived barriers to healthcare access for patients with post COVID-19 condition.

Background: Many patients with post COVID-19 condition (PCC) require healthcare services. However, qualitative studies indicate that patients with PCC encounter many barriers to healthcare access. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine how many PCC patients report barriers to healthcare access and which barriers are reported, and to explore differences between subgroups.

Work participation, social roles, and empowerment of Q-fever fatigue syndrome patients ≥10 years after infection.

Objective: To determine work participation, social roles, and empowerment of QFS patients ≥10-year after infection.

Methods: QFS patients ≥10-year after acute infection, who were of working age, participated in a cross-sectional survey study. Work participation, fulfilment of social roles, and empowerment outcomes were studied for the total population, as well as for subgroups based on employment type and current work status.

The prolonged impact of COVID-19 on symptoms, health-related quality of life, fatigue and mental well-being: a cross-sectional study.

Background: A subset of patients experience persisting symptoms after an acute COVID-19 infection, referred to as "post COVID-19 condition". This cross-sectional study aimed to compare symptoms, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), fatigue, mental well-being, and determinants of diminished HRQoL, between patients with post COVID-19 condition categorized by time since acute infection.

Methods: We performed an online survey and analyzed responses of 10,194 adult respondents with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection, who experienced persisting symptoms ≥3 months after the initial infection.

Long-term health outcomes of Q-fever fatigue syndrome patients.

This study determined long-term health outcomes (≥10 years) of Q-fever fatigue syndrome (QFS). Long-term complaints, health-related quality of life (HRQL), health status, energy level, fatigue, post-exertional malaise, anxiety, and depression were assessed. Outcomes and determinants were studied for the total sample and compared among age subgroups: young (<40years), middle-aged (≥40-<65years), and older (≥65years) patients.

Identification of post-COVID-19 condition phenotypes, and differences in health-related quality of life and healthcare use: a cluster analysis.

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) phenotypes and to investigate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and healthcare use per phenotype. We administered a questionnaire to a cohort of PCC patients that included items on socio-demographics, medical characteristics, health symptoms, healthcare use, and the EQ-5D-5L. A principal component analysis (PCA) of PCC symptoms was performed to identify symptom patterns.