Feldman et al. 2025 - Social Determinants of Health and Long COVID Risk (RECOVER)

Full Citation:: Feldman CH, Santacroce L, Bassett IV, et al. Social Determinants of Health and Risk for Long COVID in the U.S. RECOVER-Adult Cohort. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2025;178(9):1287-1297. (Feldman et al. 2025) DOI:: 10.7326/ANNALS-24-01971 PMID:: 40720834 Study Design:: Prospective cohort study (NIH RECOVER) Sample Size:: Large multi-site cohort Key Findings::

- Social determinants of health, including food access, associated with long COVID risk
- Multiple SDoH domains independently contribute to risk

Conclusion:: Addressing social determinants including food access may reduce long COVID burden. Limitations:: Observational; SDoH self-reported; RECOVER enrollment criteria may limit generalizability. Certainty:: 0.70

References

Feldman, Candace H, Leah Santacroce, Ingrid V Bassett, Tanayott Thaweethai, and RECOVER Consortium. 2025. β€œSocial Determinants of Health and Risk for Long COVID in the U.S. RECOVER-Adult Cohort.” Annals of Internal Medicine 178 (9): 1287–97. https://doi.org/10.7326/ANNALS-24-01971.