### Summary box Globally growing numbers of individuals are living with persistent signs and symptoms following infection consistent with COVID-19, referred to as Long COVID or Post-COVID Conditions. An estimated 6.2% of the U K population self-identified experiencing Long COVID, which negatively affected their general well-being and ability to exercise and work.1 Long COVID symptoms also adversely affected day-to-day activities among 64.7% of those self-reporting Long COVID, with 19.3% reporting significant limitations to daily activities.2 The long-term trajectory of Long COVID remains unknown. Therefore, conceptualising disability in Long COVID is essential for better understanding the lived experiences and health-related challenges of people living with and affected by Long COVID, to inform effective rehabilitation approaches and interventions to enhance clinical practice, policy and research. Our aim is to conceptualise Long COVID as an episodic health condition resulting in disability that may be characterised as multidimensional, episodic and unpredictable in nature and to highlight future …

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将长期 COVID 概念化为一种偶发性健康状况

### 摘要框 全球越来越多的人在感染后出现与 COVID-19 一致的持续体征和症状，称为长期 COVID 或后 COVID 状况。估计有 6.2% 的英国人自我认定患有长期 COVID，这对他们的总体健康状况以及锻炼和工作能力产生了负面影响。 1 长期 COVID 症状也对 64.7% 的人的日常活动产生了不利影响。报告 Long COVID，其中 19.3% 报告对日常活动有重大限制。2 Long COVID 的长期轨迹仍然未知。因此，将 Long COVID 中的残疾概念化对于更好地了解 Long COVID 患者和受其影响的人的生活经历和健康相关挑战至关重要，为有效的康复方法和干预措施提供信息，以加强临床实践、政策和研究。我们的目标是将长期 COVID 概念化为导致残疾的偶发性健康状况，其特征可能是多维、偶发和不可预测的性质，并突出未来……