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For the vast majority of cases, a long COVID diagnosis is extremely lacking in rigor. The best evidence available suggests most cases of "long COVID" are misatt

• jph00 3y ago
  You're misunderstanding that paper. The statistical analysis simply shows that a confirmatory diagnostic test had no impact on the likelihood of having most Long COVID symptoms, suggesting that belief in having been infected is as accurate as having had a diagnostic test.
  • ETH_start 3y ago
    No, a positive test result was associated with only one long COVID symptom: "A serology test result positive for SARS-COV-2 was positively associated only with persistent anosmia (odds ratio, 2.59; 95% CI, 1.57-4.28), even when restricting the analyses to participants who attributed their symptoms to COVID-19 infection" The study conclusion says so: "Although our study cannot determine the direction of the association between belief and symptoms, our results suggest that further research regarding persistent physical symptoms after COVID-19 infection should also consider mechanisms that may not be specific to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. From a clinical perspective, patients in this situation should be offered a medical evaluation to prevent their symptoms being erroneously attributed to COVID-19 infection and to identify cognitive and behavioral mechanisms that may be targeted to relieve the symptoms.23"