Applying the WHO ICF framework to long COVID patients with persistent respiratory symptoms.

Belma Füsun Köseoğlu Birkan Sonel Tur Nilüfer Kutay Ordu-Gökkaya İsmail Güneş Gökmen Fatma Nur Kesiktas Başak Bilir Kaya Refiye Önal Figen Tuncay Aysun Genç Gülin Fındıkoğlu Şebnem Koldaş Doğan Serap Sütbeyaz Selda Sarıkaya Canan Tikiz Hande Özdemir Derya Demirbağ Kabayel Merve Örücü Atar Tuğba Atan Selcen Yüksel

Published in: Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation (2023)

These results can be of guidance and provide insight into the identification of health and health-related conditions of long COVID patients with persistent respiratory symptoms beyond the pathophysiological aspects, organ involvement, and damage of COVID-19. The ICF can be used in patients with long COVID to describe the types and magnitude of impairments, restrictions, special needs, and complications.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
healthcare
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
public health
oxidative stress
mental health
risk assessment
climate change
social media