School of Social Work, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Department of Social Work, 7871Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2023 Feb;42(2):336-340. doi: 10.1177/07334648221134370. Epub 2022 Oct 18.
Despite the well-identified vulnerability of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unclear about their experiences with COVID-related posttraumatic stress disorder symptomology (COVID-PTSD). This study examined ethnoracial disparities in the level of, and factors associated with, COVID-PTSD using a national data set, including 1926 Whites and 488 ethnoracial minorities. Results showed that ethnoracial minorities reported a greater COVID-PTSD than Whites. COVID-related distress was the common risk factor of COVID-PTSD for the both groups. Being a female and greater social support were associated with COVID-PTSD only for Whites, whereas higher education, greater IADL and fewer ADL limitations were associated with COVID-PTSD for ethnoracial minorities. The findings provided preliminary, but generalizable understanding of ethnoracial disparities in COVID-PTSD, among the Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65.
尽管老年人在 COVID-19 大流行期间明显易受伤害，但对于他们与 COVID 相关创伤后应激障碍症状（COVID-PTSD）的经历仍不清楚。本研究使用包括 1926 名白人在内的全国性数据集，调查了 COVID-PTSD 的程度和与其相关的因素方面的种族差异。结果表明，少数民族报告的 COVID-PTSD 比白人多。COVID 相关困扰是两组人群 COVID-PTSD 的共同风险因素。对于白人来说，女性和更高的社会支持与 COVID-PTSD 相关，而对于少数民族来说，更高的教育水平、更多的 IADL 和更少的 ADL 限制与 COVID-PTSD 相关。这些发现为 Medicare 受益人群中≥65 岁的老年人的 COVID-PTSD 种族差异提供了初步但具有普遍性的理解。
