ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Children and Young People with Long COVID-Comparing Those Seen in Post-COVID Services with a Non-Hospitalised National Cohort: A Descriptive Study.
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- The breath and mind connection in young people with post-COVID syndrome: feasibility and acceptability of a pilot randomised co-designed intervention.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Trial
- Symptom variation up to two years post-SARS-CoV-2 infection in Children and Young People: results from the Children and young people with Long Covid (CLoCk) study.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Children and young people with persistent post-COVID-19 condition over 24 months: a mixed-methods study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- A 24-month National Cohort Study examining long-term effects of COVID-19 in children and young people.Communications medicine · 2024Article
- Advances in researches on long coronavirus disease in children: a narrative review.Translational pediatrics · 2024Review
- Data Resource Profile: the Children and Young People with Long COVID (CLoCk) Study.International journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Exploring the prevalence and chest CT predictors of Long COVID in children: a comprehensive study from Shanghai and Linyi.Frontiers in pediatrics · 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
backgroundPost-COVID services have been set up in England to treat children with ongoing symptoms of Long COVID. To date, the characteristics of children seeking treatment from these services has not been described. PURPOSE: (1) to describe the characteristics of children aged 11-17 referred to the Pan-London Post-COVID service and (2) to compare characteristics of these children with those taking part in the United Kingdom's largest research study of Long COVID in children (CLoCk).
designData from 95 children seeking treatment from the Post-COVID service between May 2021 and August 2022 were included in the study. Their demographic characteristics, symptom burden and the impact of infection are described and compared to children from CLoCk.
resultsA high proportion of children from the Post-COVID service and CLoCk reported experiencing health problems prior to the pandemic. Almost all Post-COVID service children met the research Delphi definition of Long COVID (94.6%), having multiple symptoms that impacted their lives. Symptoms were notably more severe than the participants in CLoCk.
conclusionsThis study describes the characteristics of children seeking treatment for Long COVID compared to those identified in the largest longitudinal observational study to date. Post-COVID service children have more symptoms and are more severely affected by their symptoms following infection with COVID-19 than children in the CLoCk study. Research to understand predisposing factors for severity and prognostic indicators is essential to prevent this debilitating condition. Evaluation of short- and long-term outcomes of interventions by clinical services can help direct future therapy for this group.
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