Identifying potential post-COVID-19 condition among people experiencing homelessness using longitudinal symptom patterns: A prospective cohort study

Key Points

• Potential post-COVID condition is hard to identify among the homeless due to overlapping symptoms, and this complicates diagnosis.
• Self-reported symptoms often fail to pinpoint post-COVID condition, revealing weaknesses in current identification methods.
• Prospective cohort study evaluates longitudinal symptom patterns, aiming to observe trends over time in this vulnerable population.
• Alternative, strengths-based approaches could provide better identification strategies for post-COVID condition in homeless individuals.