Publication date: Jan 10, 2025
We investigated the effect modification of health literacy (HL) in ameliorating the negative impact of underlying health conditions (UHC) on long COVID among non-hospitalized and hospitalized survivors. An online cross-sectional study was conducted in Vietnam from December 2021 to October 2022. A sample of 4507 participants recruited from 18 hospitals and health centers were those aged 18 or older, had contracted COVID-19 for at least 28 days, and were not in the acute phase of reinfection. Participants reported their long COVID symptoms, UHC, health literacy, socio-demographics, clinical parameters, the COVID-19 impact battery disability scale, and health-related behaviors. The logistic regression models were used to examine the associations and interactions. Underlying health conditions were associated with a higher likelihood of long COVID in non-hospitalized participants (adjusted odds ratio, aOR = 2. 10 [1. 61, 2. 61]; p
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Covid | COVID-19 survivors |
| Disability | Health literacy |
| October | Hospitalized |
| Vietnam | Long COVID |
| Underlying health conditions | |
| Vietnam |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | long COVID |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| disease | MESH | reinfection |