Evidence reviews on post covid

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Ongoing Projects

SBU assess relevant and well-conducted research and investigate what effect different interventions have, if there are any risks or ethical problems, and what is most cost-effective in the areas of health care, dentistry, social services, and within the areas of functional disability and work environment.

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Planned to be published: Quartal 2, 2026

Background

Post covid is a condition that affects many people and may cause long-term symptoms impacting both daily life and health. Since 2021, SBU has received recurring government assignments to produce evidence reviews on post covid. In the current government assignment, SBU will produce evidence reviews that the National Board of Health and Welfare can use in its work.

Objective

The project aims to map the existing research in the form of primary studies that investigate the effects of treatments and rehabilitation interventions for post covid through a living systematic review. The mapping is limited to randomized clinical trials, and the results are published continuously in an interactive map.

SBU will, if time and the availability of sufficient studies permits, conduct syntheses for different types of interventions.

The project also aims to identify well-conducted systematic reviews with research questions that may be relevant to healthcare. In dialogue with the project experts and the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), these reviews may serve as a basis for reports from the SBU Enquiry service and a SBU Commentary.

Experts

  • Marika Möller,  specialist in neuropsychology, associate professor, Danderyd Hospital/Karolinska Institutet.
  • Per Åkesson, specialist in infectious diseases, associate professor, Skåne University Hospital

From SBU

  •  Per Lytsy, project manager
  • Annicka Hedman, assistant project manager
  • Jessica Dagerhamn, project participant
  • Elham Ali Mohammed, project participant
  • Jenny Ågren, project participant
  • Laura Lintamo, project participant
  • Carl Gornitzki, information specialist
  • Maria Ahlberg, project administrator
  • Pernilla Östlund, head of project (until 2025-08-31)
  • Jenny Odeberg, head of project (from 2025-09-01)
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