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Title: Caring for People with Long COVID & Post-COVID Conditions


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Caring for People with Long COVID Post-COVID
Conditions
By - https//www.zdirect.care/
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  • Long COVID or Post-COVID Conditions
  • DEFINITION
  • Post-COVID Conditions
  • People infected with the virus that causes
    COVID-19 can experience long-term effects from
    the infection, known as post-COVID conditions
    (PCC) or long COVID.
  • Post-COVID conditions go by many names, including
    long COVID, long-haul COVID, post-acute COVID-19,
    and post-acute sequelae of SARS CoV-2 infection
    (PASC) long-term effects of COVID, and chronic
    COVID.

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Caring for People with Post-COVID Conditions
  • Dealing with post-COVID or Long COV ID
    conditions or supporting someone with post-COVID
    conditions is challenging. It will be difficult
    to care for yourself or your loved ones,
    especially when there are few or no immediate
    answers or solutions. However, there are ways to
    help relieve some of the added hurdles of caring
    for someone with new and unknown illnesses.

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Children and Adolescents
  • Post-COVID conditions are not as common in
    children and adolescents as in adults. However,
    it is possible. For example, children may have
    trouble describing the discomfort they feel or
    the problems they are experiencing.

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  • Talk to your doctor if your child has a
    post-COVID condition that impacts their ability
    to attend school, finish homework, or fulfill
    their usual activities. In this case, setting up
    school accommodations will help your child
    succeed. For example, talk with your healthcare
    provider about extra time on tests, scheduled
    rest periods throughout the day, a modified class
    schedule, etc. In addition, school
    administrators, school counselors, and nurses
    work with families and healthcare experts to
    provide education accommodations for children
    with post-COVID conditions, notably those
    encountering thinking, concentrating, or physical
    complications.

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Understand Your Experience
  • Everyone copes with long-term COVID differently
    some people manage their illness by understanding
    their condition.
  • ?Read about others' experiences with post-COVID.
  • ?Reflect on these experiences and compare them to
    yours. They may differ, or they may not.
    Regardless, you are not alone.
  • ?Contribute to ongoing scientific research.
  • ?Information about enrolling in clinical trials
    related to COVID-19 can be found at
    CombatCovid.hhs.gov and includes opportunities
    for persons with and without COVID-19.
  • If you are encountering a post-COVID condition,
    engage in coping strategies that are best for
    your mental and physical health.

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Support People with Post-COVID Conditions
  • Those experiencing post-COVID conditions have
    reported being confused, frustrated, and isolated
    from the world. There are different types of
    support for individuals facing these struggles.
    To determine the most helpful steps you can take
    for others, first listen with compassion and ask
    them, "what do you need?"
  • CDC's How Right Now campaign provides helpful
    tools for navigating conversations about the
    types of support someone with post-COVID
    conditions may need.

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Listen with compassion
  • Dealing with unknown and long-term post-COVID
    conditions is stressful. Therefore, it's
    important to take steps to understand the
    person's experiences will help them feel less
    isolated.
  • What to do
  • ?Listen, give feedback and validate their
    emotions. What they are going through is very
    real to them.
  • ?For more tips on communicating empathetically
    while listening to others' experiences, visit the
    CDC's suggestions for listening with compassion.

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Start a conversation to gain understanding.
  • To understand what type of support your loved one
    needs, ask them a broad, open-ended question.
    Then, let them speak, and you listen. Ask
    questions when you have them but dont interrupt,
    and be comfortable with silence. Sometimes people
    need time to gather their thoughts before
    articulating them.
  • What to do
  • ?When having these conversations, start with an
    open-ended question, like "What's on your mind
    these days?" let them respond, then ask a more
    detailed question.
  • ?After listening to their responses, directly
    ask, "what do you need?" or "what can I help
    with?"
  • ?Learn more about the CDC's tips on starting
    these types of meaningful conversations.

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Determine how you can help with what they need
  • Once you've had a conversation with your loved
    one, you can identify the type of support they'll
    need. This will help you determine your role in
    that support system.
  • ?Some people need to share their experiences more
    frequently. In that case, you're a phone call
    away.
  • ?Others may need more physical support (help with
    landscaping, running errands).
  • Sometimes you may not be able to support a person
    exactly as they need, and it's ok to acknowledge
    that. Just be direct in saying what you can and
    can't do.

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For example
  • "I understand you need help getting groceries,
    but unfortunately, I don't have a car, but I can
    help you find someone who does."
  • Employers can support employees experiencing
    post-COVID conditions by offering flexible leave
    and work schedule policies and providing access
    to employee assistance programs such as
    counseling.
  • If you are a caregiver, remember that maintaining
    healthy behaviors and seeking additional support
    are important in helping other people.
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