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Occupational therapists are well positioned to support this population given their expertise across broader health domains.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This rapid review describes the existing literature on the role of occupational therapy for adults and older adults with long COVID across the healthcare continuum.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A search was conducted across MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE, and CINAHL (Ebsco) databases from January 1, 2020, to December 4, 2024.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twenty-one articles were included for data extraction. 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