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  • Public Health

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  • Long COVID definitions lack consensus, complicating accurate prevalence measurement and research efforts.
  • Clinical care and research are hindered by the wide variation in how long COVID is defined.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the prevalence of long COVID using multiple definitions from published literature.
  • To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of existing long COVID definitions against self-reported cases.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective, multicenter cohort study (INSPIRE registry) of 4575 participants aged 18+ with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
  • Utilized various published long COVID definitions to calculate prevalence at 3 and 6 months post-infection.
  • Compared published definitions against self-reported long COVID for sensitivity and specificity analysis.

Main Results:

  • Long COVID prevalence varied widely, ranging from 30.84% to 42.01% at 3 months and 14.23% to 21.94% at 6 months post-infection.
  • Published definitions showed low-to-moderate sensitivity (up to 66.32% at 3 months) but high specificity (up to 94.26% at 6 months) compared to self-reporting.
  • Significant discrepancies in prevalence estimates were observed across different definitions and time points.

Conclusions:

  • The wide variability in long COVID prevalence underscores the critical need for a standardized, validated definition.
  • A standardized definition is essential for improving clinical recognition, research comparability, and guiding accurate diagnosis and treatment.
  • Further research is required to establish a universally accepted definition for long COVID.