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Khunti K, Evans RA, Banerjee A, van der Feltz-Cornelis C. The bidirectional complexity of multiple long-term conditions and post-COVID-19 condition. THE LANCET. RESPIRATORY MEDICINE 2025; 13:487-489. [PMID: 40118083 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00047-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2024] [Revised: 02/10/2025] [Accepted: 02/10/2025] [Indexed: 03/23/2025]
Affiliation(s)
- Kamlesh Khunti
- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK; NIHR Applied Research Collaboration-East Midlands, University of Leicester, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK; NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Respiratory Department, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK; NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Respiratory Department, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Institute of Health Informatics, Faculty of Population Health Sciences, University College London, London, UK; Department of Cardiology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Institute of Health Informatics, Faculty of Population Health Sciences, University College London, London, UK; Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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Yan D, Liu Y, Chen R, Zhou L, Wang C, Ma AHY, Chen X, Song Q, Qian G. Follow-up of long COVID based on the definition of WHO: a multi-centre cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. BMC Public Health 2025; 25:1412. [PMID: 40234823 PMCID: PMC11998132 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-22671-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2025] [Indexed: 04/17/2025] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Since long COVID has hindered people from normal life, it is essential to understand its full spectrum of manifestation. However, it was heterogeneous in the existing studies and few large-scale studies have been conducted on Asian populations. Here, we conducted a multi-centre questionnaire-based study among Chinese people to explore the long COVID based on the definition of WHO. METHODS During March 20, 2023 and June 18, 2023, individuals with a history of confirmed or self-reported SARS-CoV-2 infection were recruited from three hospitals to fill out the questionnaire for long COVID. Each symptom was assigned with 0 to 3 points based on their severity. And the long COVID score was a sum of these points of each symptom. The reporting rate, time trend and risk factors of long COVID stratified by different systems were explored. RESULTS 3,693 individuals were recruited for the study. The reporting rate of at least one persistent long COVID symptoms and symptoms impacting daily life was 30.2% (1,117) and 10.7% (394). Systemic symptoms (20.7%, 765) were most easily reported. The most common symptoms were fatigue (16.3%, 602), cough (6.3%, 234) and expectoration (5.5%, 203). The reporting rate of long COVID and long COVID score decreased over time during a 180-day follow-up period (P < 0.05). For long COVID, older age (OR: 1.63, 1.38-1.93), female (OR: 1.19, 1.03-1.38) and SARS-CoV-2 reinfection (OR: 3.56, 2.63-4.80) were risk factors; while number of COVID-19 vaccine doses (OR: 0.87, 0.81-0.94) was a protective factor. The use of traditional Chinese medicine (OR: 0.51, 0.37-0.71) was a protective factor for symptoms impacting daily life. CONCLUSIONS Early interventions should be taken to minimize the impact of long COVID, especially for the elderly, females and those with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection. COVID-19 booster vaccination might play a potential role in minimizing the impact of long COVID.
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- Danying Yan
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Graduate School of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Ximen and Wangchun Community Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Medical Data Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China.
- School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Ottaway Z, Campbell L, Fox J, Burns FM, Hamzah L, Schoeman S, Price D, Clarke A, Pett SL, Onyango D, Sabin C, Miller RF, Post FA. Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in people of Black ethnicities living with HIV in the United Kingdom. Int J STD AIDS 2025:9564624251334227. [PMID: 40227084 DOI: 10.1177/09564624251334227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/15/2025]
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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected people of Black ethnicities, however, there are limited data on the post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 infection in these populations, and none in those with HIV.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study in people of Black ethnicities with HIV in the UK. Participants were assessed for functional impairment, frailty, respiratory symptoms, anxiety and depression; they were also asked to rate aspects of their physical and mental health on a scale from 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent), both at enrolment and prior to the pandemic. We report associations with COVID-19 history and recovery status.ResultsWe enrolled 183 participants between June 2021 and October 2022, 131 (72%) of whom reported COVID-19. A history of COVID-19 was associated with a reduced ability to carry out usual activities (OR 2.54 [1.03-6.21], p = 0.04), an increase in pain, tiredness and breathlessness, and overall decline in physical health. Of those with a history of COVID-19, 111 (85%) reported to have fully recovered. Those who had not fully recovered reported poorer functional status (p < 0.001) and had higher generalised anxiety scores (p = 0.02). Objective measures of physical function were similar in those who reported no COVID-19, COVID-19 with full recovery, and COVID-19 with incomplete recovery.ConclusionsIn this cohort of Black people with HIV, participants with a history of COVID-19 reported a reduced ability to carry out activities of daily living and various other health issues. Although most people reported full recovery from COVID-19, self-reported limitations in functional status and anxiety were common sequelae.
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- Zoe Ottaway
- Department of HIV and Sexual Health, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of HIV and Sexual Health, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
- Department of Genitourinary Medicine and Infectious Disease, Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of HIV Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of HIV Medicine, St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Infection and tropical medicine, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Sexual Health & HIV Medicine, University Hospital Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
- Mortimer Market Centre, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
- Mortimer Market Centre, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of HIV and Sexual Health, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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Ridge DT, Broom A, Alwan NA, Chew-Graham CA, Smyth N, Gopal D, Kingstone T, Gaszczyk P, Begum S. Medical ambivalence and Long Covid: The disconnects, entanglements, and productivities shaping ethnic minority experiences in the UK. Soc Sci Med 2025; 366:117603. [PMID: 39721163 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2024] [Revised: 11/08/2024] [Accepted: 12/02/2024] [Indexed: 12/28/2024]
Abstract
Structural violence - related to 'isms' like racism, sexism, and ableism - pertains to the ways in which social institutions harm certain groups. Such violence is critical to institutional indifference to the plight of ethnic minority people living with long-term health conditions. With only emergent literature on the lived experiences of ethnic minorities with Long Covid, we sought to investigate experiences around the interplay of illness and structural vulnerabilities. Thirty-one semi-structured interviews with a range of UK-based participants of varying ethnic minorities, ages and socio-economic situations were undertaken online between June 2022 and June 2023. A constant comparison analysis was used to develop three over-arching themes: (1) Long Covid and social recognition; (2) The violence of medical ambivalence; and (3) Pathways to recognition and support. Findings showed that while professional recognition and support were possible, participants generally faced the spectre and deployment of a particular mode of structural violence, namely 'medical ambivalence'. The contours of medical ambivalence in the National Health Service (NHS) as an institution had consequences, including inducing or accentuating suffering via practices of care denial. Despite multiple structurally shaped ordeals (like healthcare, community stigma, and sexism), many participants were nevertheless able to gain recognition for their condition (e.g. online, religious communities). Participants with more resources were in the best position to 'cobble together' their own approaches to care and support, despite structural headwinds.
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- Damien T Ridge
- School of Social Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom.
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- Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom
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- School of Social Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience, University College London, United Kingdom
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- School of Social Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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Peng Y, Shen H, Zhang Y, Zeng S, Cai C. A comprehensive pan-cancer analysis of SARS-CoV-2-related cancer malignancy: COVID-19 infection shapes a dynamic immune microenvironment and affects the prognosis. J Infect 2025; 90:106364. [PMID: 39622388 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2024] [Accepted: 11/23/2024] [Indexed: 12/09/2024]
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- Yinghui Peng
- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China
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- Department of Oncology, Yueyang People's Hospital, Yueyang Hospital Affiliated to Hunan Normal University, Yueyang, Hunan 414000, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China.
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