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000162820 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1080/13814788.2025.2535618
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000162820 037__ $$aART-2025-145382
000162820 041__ $$aeng
000162820 100__ $$aGomez-Bravo, Raquel
000162820 245__ $$aTowards consensus: The need for standardised definitions in Long (post) COVID care in 34 European countries
000162820 260__ $$c2025
000162820 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000162820 5203_ $$aBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted global healthcare systems, leading to challenges in managing Long COVID. Variations in definitions and diagnostic criteria across Europe hinder recognition and treatment efforts. This study aims to analyse and compare the definitions of Long COVID used in 34 European countries.
Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was conducted involving key informants from 34 European countries, utilising an online questionnaire to gather data on Long COVID definitions. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were employed to assess the variability of definitions and challenges in managing Long COVID.
Results: The study found significant variation in Long COVID definitions among the participating countries; the most frequent definition was the other definition (n: 17, 50.0%), followed by the World Health Organisation’s definition (n: 16, 47.0%) and the CDC definition (n: 11, 32.3%). Half of the countries reported using multiple definitions simultaneously, indicating a lack of standardisation. Qualitative analyses highlighted challenges such as difficulties in standardising terminology, variability in clinical criteria, and issues with implementing diagnostic codes.
Conclusion: The findings underscore the need for a unified, yet adaptable, definition of Long COVID. Such a definition would support general practitioners (GPs) by simplifying diagnostic processes, improving continuity of care, and facilitating equitable patient access to multidisciplinary resources. The current lack of consensus complicates patient care, data collection, and resource allocation, impacting health policy development. Future efforts should focus on achieving agreement on definitions to ensure equitable treatment and effective healthcare responses to Long COVID.
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000162820 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-1200-5904$$aLeón-Herrera, Sandra$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000162820 700__ $$aGuisado-Clavero, Marina
000162820 700__ $$aGefaell, Ileana
000162820 700__ $$aWostmann, Xenia
000162820 700__ $$aWössner, Nathalie
000162820 700__ $$aVinker, Shlomo
000162820 700__ $$aVassallo La Ferla, Francesca
000162820 700__ $$aKirkoç Üçüncü, Erva
000162820 700__ $$aTsigarovski, Georgi
000162820 700__ $$aTorzsa, Péter
000162820 700__ $$aSuija, Kadri
000162820 700__ $$aStepanovic, Aleksander
000162820 700__ $$aSentker, Theresa
000162820 700__ $$aSegernäs, Anna
000162820 700__ $$aSeifert, Bohumil
000162820 700__ $$aSánchez-Castro, Marta
000162820 700__ $$aSchneider, Jochen G.
000162820 700__ $$aRepovská, Anna
000162820 700__ $$aPetrazzuoli, Ferdinando
000162820 700__ $$aPetek, Davorina
000162820 700__ $$aPerjes, Abel
000162820 700__ $$aParodi López, Naldy
000162820 700__ $$aNeves, Ana Luisa
000162820 700__ $$aNessler, Katarzyna
000162820 700__ $$aMuris, Jean
000162820 700__ $$aMortsiefer, Achim
000162820 700__ $$aMoreels, Sarah
000162820 700__ $$aMeister, Tatjana
000162820 700__ $$aMäntyselkä, Pekka
000162820 700__ $$aMurauskiene, Liubove
000162820 700__ $$aLingner, Heidrun
000162820 700__ $$aKrzton-Królewiecka, Anna
000162820 700__ $$aKostic, Milena
000162820 700__ $$aÇimen Korkmaz, Büsra
000162820 700__ $$aKnezevic, Snezana
000162820 700__ $$aKazakos, Stylianos
000162820 700__ $$aKarathanos, Vasilis
000162820 700__ $$aShushman, Ivanna
000162820 700__ $$aIlkov, Oksana
000162820 700__ $$aHoffmann, Kathryn
000162820 700__ $$aHeleno, Bruno
000162820 700__ $$aHanževacki, Miroslav
000162820 700__ $$aGjorgjievski, Dragan
000162820 700__ $$aFrese, Thomas
000162820 700__ $$aFournier, Marta
000162820 700__ $$aFitzgerald, Louise
000162820 700__ $$aFeldmane, Sabine
000162820 700__ $$aDotsenko, Marina
000162820 700__ $$aDomeyer, Philip-Richard
000162820 700__ $$aCroucher, Daniel
000162820 700__ $$aCerny, Vojtech
000162820 700__ $$aBurgers, Jako S.
000162820 700__ $$aBrutskaya-Stempkovskaya, Elena
000162820 700__ $$aBusneag, Carmen Iliana
000162820 700__ $$aBuono, Nicola
000162820 700__ $$aBensemmane, Sherihane
000162820 700__ $$aBayen, Sabine
000162820 700__ $$aBakola, Maria
000162820 700__ $$aAssenova, Radost
000162820 700__ $$aAdler, Limor
000162820 700__ $$aAres-Blanco, Sara
000162820 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-3192-7672$$aAstier Peña, María Pilar$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000162820 7102_ $$14009$$2740$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Psicología Social
000162820 7102_ $$11007$$2610$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.$$cArea Medicina
000162820 773__ $$g31, 1 (2025), [13 pp.]$$pEur. j. gen. pract$$tEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE$$x1381-4788
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