Concerns regarding a proposed paradigm to explain long COVID published

In a Letter to the Editor, authors Fabian Schwendinger, MSc, Dr Raphael Knaier and Prof. Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, MD, express concerns about a recently presented paradigm to explain long COVID (also known as post-COVID-19 condition) as an embodied state with heterogeneous biological, psychological and social factors that might be interrelated.
We highlight that the propagated paradigm shift might be misinterpreted by some readers. The widespread misconception that post-COVID-19 condition is largely psychological or a consequence of deconditioning is still prevalent in the general population and even among some professionals. Therefore, we highlight several shortcomings regarding biological factors in the aforementioned paradigm and add relevant evidence that could contribute to the appropriate interpretation.

The article has been published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine and is freely available there.