Experiences of access to care, diagnosis and rehabilitation among a multiethnic patient population with long COVID in Denmark: A qualitative study
<b>Our study demonstrates how the emergence of a new viral disease with unknown long-term sequelae resulted in a group of patients who largely carried the burden of getting better by themselves. Yet patients with an ethnic minority background experienced additional, worrying barriers. More research into relevant diagnosis, care and support for all long COVID patients is needed, especially among ethnic minorities.</b>
Authors
- Marieke Torensma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8631-2467)
- Mikael Rostila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6973-0381)
- Erik Beune (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6229-0256)
- Maria Ingeborg Goldschmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9278-5083)
- Thomas Benfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0698-9385)
- Charles Agyemang
- Ellen Moseholm
- Marie Norredam
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Capital Region of Denmark (DK)
- Centre for Health Equity Studies (SE)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251400105
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00