What is the (cost) effectiveness of paramedical recovery care for people with persistent complaints after COVID-19: a comparison between two matched cohorts

Shortly after the outbreak of the corona pandemic, the Paramedical Recovery Care scheme was started, which enabled people with persistent complaints after COVID-19 to use paramedical care reimbursed by basic insurance. The aim of this scheme was to reduce long-term complaints due to COVID-19 with the help of physio/exercise therapy, dietetics, speech therapy and/or occupational therapy. The current study shows that people who used the Paramedical Recovery Care scheme had a higher quality of life after 12 months, functioned better after 6 and 12 months, and had lower participation after 6 months compared to people who did not use it. made of this arrangement. However, the differences were small and the results should be interpreted in the context of the limitations of the current study, such as the non-randomized design.