Journal
JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY
Volume 41, Issue 5, Pages 1465-1472Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/07334648211066920
Keywords
COVID-19; health disparities; hispanics; Latinos
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Funding
- National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health [R01AG048511, R01AG04538]
- National Social Life, Health and Aging [AG043538-08S1]
- [R01AG04851108S1]
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This report uses data to illustrate the disparities faced by Latino older adults in the COVID-19 pandemic. The study finds a significant correlation between material hardship, reliance on outside help, and COVID-19 infection, which may contribute to the disproportionate burden experienced by Latinos.
Pre-pandemic disparities placed Latinos at risk for COVID-19. This report describes the associations between increased viral exposure through social contact and material hardship and the uneven distribution of COVID-19 morbidity among Latino older adults using data from the recently released supplement to the National Social Life, Heath, and Aging Project (NSHAP) (N = 2672), a population-based panel study of adults born 1920-1965. Logistic regression revealed that material hardship and reliance on outside help were significantly correlated with COVID-19 infection, which may partially explain the disproportionate burden Latinos experience during the pandemic.
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