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April 15, 2026Open Forum Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

Interdisciplinary Pediatric Long-COVID Care: A Descriptive Study of Interventions and Health-Related Quality of Life

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DMDavid W MillerSRSamuel N. Rodgers‐MelnickNDNada Tharwat Deraz

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Overview

Descriptive study outlines interventions and health-related quality of life in pediatric long-COVID, suggesting high symptom burden.

Key Points

  • The research aims to describe the clinical characteristics and quality of life for pediatric patients with long-COVID.
  • Extracted clinical data from electronic health records of patients aged 4-25 with long-COVID.
  • Collected patient-reported outcomes on wellbeing, fatigue, sleep impairment, depression, and anxiety.
  • Analyzed symptom severity and types of interventions provided within an interdisciplinary clinic.
  • 214 pediatric patients with long-COVID were seen, with a mean age of 14.7 years.
  • High prevalence of symptoms reported: fatigue (85%), headache (75.2%), and anxiety (62.1%).
  • Common interventions included diet changes (81.8%) and sleep hygiene (61.2%).
  • Elevated scores on PROMIS measures indicated significant sleep disturbance, impairment, anxiety, and depression compared to national norms.

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Miller et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df2b04e4eeef8a2a6b006dhttps://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag155
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