Latinos and the Pandemic: Results from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project—COVID-19 Study

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 supplem...

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Published in:Journal of applied gerontology 2022-05, Vol.41 (5), p.1465-1472
Main Authors: Piedra, Lissette M., Howe, Melissa J. K., Francis, John, Montoya, Yadira, Gutwein, Melissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging
Brief Reports
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Morbidity
Older people
Pandemics
Social contact
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0733-4648
1552-4523
DOI:10.1177/07334648211066920