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2024 NASEM LONG COVID DEFINITION
Relying on findings reported in the literature as well as input from engagement activities, the committee proposes the 2024 NASEM Long COVID Definition (see Box S-1 and Figure S-1). The 2024 NASEM Long COVID Definition consists of a core component in bold font, plus a set of illustrative symptoms and diagnosable conditions, followed by seven important features that elaborate on the core component. The committee chose to put forth a single definition for Long COVID. This definition is intended to cover most, if not all patients who experience Long COVID. The committee recognizes that eligible subsets who fit within the overall definition would need to be specified for particular purposes, such as research or surveillance.
The committee intends its definition to be applied to many purposes. These may include clinical care and diagnosis; eligibility for health services, insurance coverage, disability benefits, and school or workplace accommodations; public health; social services; policy making; epidemiology and surveillance; private and public research; and public awareness and education, especially for patients and their families and caregivers. In all these situations, the committee intends its Long COVID definition to interface with existing practices and policies without worsening health disparities or other problems.
In its report, the committee specifically offers ways in which the 2024 NASEM Long COVID Definition may be applied for clinical, research, and public health surveillance purposes and provides considerations as well as illustrative examples. Furthermore, the committee believes all stakeholders involved in social safety net programs, including but not limited to payers, workplaces and employers, academic institutions and educators, and support services and government, need to be aware of Long COVID to properly support patients, and their families and caregivers in need. In this regard, the committee refers the reader to the National Academies report, Long-Term Health Effects Stemming from COVID-19 and Implications for Social Security Administration.
The committee hopes that the 2024 NASEM Long COVID Definition will aid clinicians in the consistent diagnosis, documentation, and treatment of Long COVID; encourage further research into the pathophysiology, diagnosis, prognosis, consequences, and treatment of Long COVID; enhance patient access to appropriate care, treatment, services, and benefits; and harmonize research and surveillance efforts on Long COVID, while providing researchers flexibility in the design of studies on Long COVID; and raise awareness and educate the public about Long COVID.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. A Long COVID Definition: A Chronic, Systemic Disease State with Profound Consequences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi.org/10.17226/27768.
2024 NASEM LONG COVID DEFINITION
Relying on findings reported in the literature as well as input from engagement activities, the committee proposes the 2024 NASEM Long COVID Definition (see Box S-1 and Figure S-1). The 2024 NASEM Long COVID Definition consists of a core component in bold font, plus a set of illustrative symptoms and diagnosable conditions, followed by seven important features that elaborate on the core component. The committee chose to put forth a single definition for Long COVID. This definition is intended to cover most, if not all patients who experience Long COVID. The committee recognizes that eligible subsets who fit within the overall definition would need to be specified for particular purposes, such as research or surveillance.
The committee intends its definition to be applied to many purposes. These may include clinical care and diagnosis; eligibility for health services, insurance coverage, disability benefits, and school or workplace accommodations; public health; social services; policy making; epidemiology and surveillance; private and public research; and public awareness and education, especially for patients and their families and caregivers. In all these situations, the committee intends its Long COVID definition to interface with existing practices and policies without worsening health disparities or other problems.
In its report, the committee specifically offers ways in which the 2024 NASEM Long COVID Definition may be applied for clinical, research, and public health surveillance purposes and provides considerations as well as illustrative examples. Furthermore, the committee believes all stakeholders involved in social safety net programs, including but not limited to payers, workplaces and employers, academic institutions and educators, and support services and government, need to be aware of Long COVID to properly support patients, and their families and caregivers in need. In this regard, the committee refers the reader to the National Academies report, Long-Term Health Effects Stemming from COVID-19 and Implications for Social Security Administration.
The committee hopes that the 2024 NASEM Long COVID Definition will aid clinicians in the consistent diagnosis, documentation, and treatment of Long COVID; encourage further research into the pathophysiology, diagnosis, prognosis, consequences, and treatment of Long COVID; enhance patient access to appropriate care, treatment, services, and benefits; and harmonize research and surveillance efforts on Long COVID, while providing researchers flexibility in the design of studies on Long COVID; and raise awareness and educate the public about Long COVID.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. A Long COVID Definition: A Chronic, Systemic Disease State with Profound Consequences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi.org/10.17226/27768.