Are we still concerned about COVID-19?

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The study reveals the social concern about the long-term consequences and that the most consulted sources include official bodies such as the Ministry of Health as National Institute of Statistics, highlighting the importance that reliable sources of information have for citizens in times of crisis. 

The research also identifies how the different functions of discourse, such as informing, guiding, expressing opinions and emotionally connecting with the audience, are key for citizens to make informed decisions. The research, a result of the multidisciplinary Long COVID Project developed at the Rey Juan Carlos University, has developed a decalogue of recommendations aimed at institutions and health communicators, with guidelines to improve the quality of information, combat misinformation and adapt messages to the needs of the public.

The LONG-COVID-EXP-CM project represents one of the few multicentre studies currently carried out that includes a large population of COVID-19 survivors from different hospitals in the Community of Madrid, with long-term longitudinal follow-up and an interdisciplinary approach.