["Ultimately, you are on your own." A qualitative analysis of barriers to health care from the perspective of patients with long COVID].

Background: About 5% of the population are affected by post-infectious symptoms after a Sars-CoV-2-infection. Long COVID or a post-COVID-19 condition can affect all organ systems and lead to a complete need for care. 10-50% of patients meet the diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.