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

Lissette M Piedra; Melissa J K Howe; John Francis; Yadira Montoya; Melissa Gutwein

doi:10.1177/07334648211066920

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

Lissette M Piedra, Melissa J K Howe, John Francis, Yadira Montoya, Melissa Gutwein

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	7334648211066920
Pages (from-to)	1465-1472
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Applied Gerontology
Volume	41
Issue number	5
Early online date	Feb 12 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648211066920
State	Published - May 2022

Keywords

COVID-19
Latinos
hispanics
health disparities

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Geriatrics and Gerontology
Gerontology

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