Rehabilitation providers’ experiences with long COVID care in Canada: a qualitative study
Rehabilitation Providers have been critical in addressing the evolving needs of PWLC despite inadequate systemic support. Their insights point to the need for coordinated, interdisciplinary, and patient-centered care models, alongside investment in professional training, system infrastructure, and integrated policy responses for current and future post-viral conditions.
Authors
- Logan Reis
- Melody Nguyen
- Charissa Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4527-8551)
- Lawrence R. Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9590-8745)
- Abirami Vijayakumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3679-1564)
- Sander L. Hitzig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9139-9250)
- Katinka van de Ven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3026-9978)
- Susie Goulding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7970-0721)
- Chester Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4238-5506)
- Christine Sheppard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6487-3287)
- Marina B. Wasilewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1198-2292)
- Rosalie Steinberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5042-1378)
- Mark Theodore Bayley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7860-9463)
- Robert Simpson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7107-8679)
- Jaylyn Leighton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0835-0526)
- Michelle Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2002-0298)
- Nick Daneman
- Isabel Heldmann
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Health Net (US)
- Institute of Public Health (AL)
- Sinai Health System (CA)
- Sunnybrook Hospital (CA)
- Sunnybrook Research Institute
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2583734
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00