Gengchen Ye, Yanan Zhu, Wenrui Bao, Heping Zhou, Jiandong Lai, Yuchen Zhang, Juanping Xie, Qingbo Ma, Zhaoyao Luo, Shaohui Ma, Yichu Guo, Xuanting Zhang, Ming Zhang, Xuan Niu
OBJECTIVES: The primary focus of this research is the proposition of a methodological framework for the clinical application of the long coronavirus disease (COVID) Symptom and Severity Score (LC-SSS). This tool is not just a self-reported assessment instrument developed and validated but serves as a standardized, quantifiable means to monitor the diverse and persistent symptoms frequently observed in individuals suffering from long COVID. METHODS: A three-stage process was used to develop, validate, and establish scoring standards for the LC-SSS...
April 17, 2024: Value in Health: the Journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research