ArticleBMJ open2023
Impact of Long Covid on the school experiences of children and young people: a qualitative study.
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- Association of race, ethnicity, and pediatric long COVID and MIS-C: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- School Difficulties and Long COVID in Children and Adolescents.Academic pediatrics · 2026Observational
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- "It's sad, and I want to go back to how things were before": a qualitative study of young people's experiences of living with long COVID.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Vital yet Fragile: Informal Networks of Support Among Young People Navigating Long Covid.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Experiences of People With Long COVID Accessing Rehabilitation Services: A Qualitative Study.Occupational therapy international · 2026Article
- Beyond functional independence: symptom burden and emotional difficulties in pediatric long COVID-a cross-sectional exploratory study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
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- Functional Limitations and Illness-Related Absenteeism among School-Aged Children with and without Long COVID, United States, 2022-2023.Emerging infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Long COVID and gut microbiome: insights into pathogenesis and therapeutics.Gut microbes · 2025Review
- Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2025Review
- Perceptions and Significance of Long Covid Diagnoses From the Perspectives of Children and Young People With Long Covid, Their Parents and Professionals.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- How young people experienced long covid services: a qualitative analysis.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Long COVID-19: A Narrative Review of Clinical Aspects and Therapeutic Approaches.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Long COVID and Health Inequalities: What's Next for Research and Policy Advocacy?Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- "Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2024Article
- An interpretative phenomenological analysis study of perceptions around factors relating to coping amongst young people with Long Covid and mental health difficulties in the UK.Health psychology openArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo explore the impact of Long Covid (LC) on the school experiences of children and young people (CYP).
designQualitative study using narrative interviews.
participants22 CYP (aged 10-18 years, 15 female) with LC and 15 parents/caregivers (13 female) of CYP (aged 5-18 years) with LC.
settingInterviews were conducted between October 2021 and July 2022 via online video call or telephone. Recruitment routes included social media, LC support groups, clinicians, community groups and snowballing.
resultsThree key findings were identified. Finding 1: Going to school is a valued part of CYP's lives and participants viewed educational attainment as important for their future trajectories. Returning to school full time was highlighted as a key part of regaining 'normal life'. Finding 2: Attending school (in-person or online) with LC is extremely difficult; even a gradual return required CYP to balance the impact of being at and engaging with school, with the need to manage symptoms to prevent relapse. Often this meant prioritising school and rest over other aspects of their lives. Finding 3: School responses to CYP with LC were reported to be mixed and hampered by difficulties communicating with healthcare professionals during the pandemic and a lack of awareness of LC among healthcare and education professionals. Participants viewed supportive school responses as staff believing, understanding and taking them seriously, alongside schools offering tailored and flexible adaptations which allowed engagement with school while limiting any deterioration of symptoms.
conclusionsThis study describes how LC affects the school experiences of CYP and generates recommendations for supportive school responses alongside supportive healthcare professionals. Further research could explore the approaches that facilitate a successful return to school for CYP with LC and investigate education professionals' perspectives on support they require to positively engage with returning pupils.
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