Long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-management of chronic conditions among high-risk adults in the USA: protocol for the C3 observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

COVID-19 is an unprecedented public health threat in modern times, especially for older adults or those with chronic illness. Beyond the threat of infection, the pandemic may also have longer-term impacts on mental and physical health. The COVID-19 & Chronic Conditions ('C3') study offers a unique opportunity to assess psychosocial and health/healthcare trajectories over 5 years among a diverse cohort of adults with comorbidities well-characterised from before the pandemic, at its onset, through multiple surges, vaccine rollouts and through the gradual easing of restrictions as society slowly returns to 'normal'.

Methods and analysis

The C3 study is an extension of an ongoing longitudinal cohort study of 'high-risk' adults (aged 23-88 at baseline) with one or mo

SUBMITTER: Lovett R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10618985 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature