• To read about the emerging evidence on long-COVID and its effects on nutritional intake and status
• To enhance your knowledge of how you can provide optimal nutritional care to patients with long-COVID
• To identify a free evidence-based knowledge hub around nutrition and recovery from COVID-19
Long-COVID has emerged as a relatively common condition with symptoms that vary considerably in intensity and type. People with long-COVID experience signs and symptoms that develop during or after an infection consistent with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), continue for more than four weeks and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis. It has been estimated that up to one in seven patients who have COVID-19 will have long-COVID. Long-COVID can affect people’s nutritional status, while optimal nutrition is essential for their recovery. The authors of this article have developed an evidence-based knowledge hub around nutrition and recovery from COVID-19 that offers reliable and up-to-date information to patients and professionals. This article explains the relationship between nutrition and COVID-19 and how primary care and community nurses can identify, assess, advise, monitor and/or refer patients as needed.
Primary Health Care. doi: 10.7748/phc.2023.e1785
Peer reviewThis article has been subject to external double-blind peer review and checked for plagiarism using automated software
Correspondenceabigail.troncohernandez@plymouth.ac.uk
Conflict of interestNone declared
Tronco Hernández YA, Anderson L, Weekes L et al (2023) Providing optimal nutritional care to patients with long-COVID. Primary Health Care. doi: 10.7748/phc.2023.e1785
Published online: 08 February 2023
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