Table 2.
Number of long COVID diagnoses in provider panels and potential barriers for diagnosing pediatric long COVID.
Response | n (%) |
---|---|
How many children in your patient panel have been diagnosed with long COVID? | |
0 | 65 (54%) |
1–5 | 42 (35%) |
>6 | 13 (11%) |
Do you have patients whom you suspect have long COVID but haven't discussed this as a possibility with the patient/family? | |
Yes | 15 (13) |
No | 105 (88) |
Reasoning for not discussing long COVID with patients suspected to have the condition: | |
Clinical treatments are limited and symptom-based | 13 (87) |
No diagnostic test to confirm long COVID | 8 (53) |
No pediatric long COVID referral centers are available | 5 (33) |
Long COVID is similar to other post-viral syndromes | 3 (20) |
Diagnosis would increase anxiety in patient/family | 2 (13) |
I'm not convinced that long COVID is real | 1 (7) |
Do you know any adults with long COVID? | |
Yes | 80 (67) |
No | 40 (33) |