Association of Severe COVID-19 and Persistent COVID-19 Symptoms With Economic Hardship Among US Families.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Little is known about the association of severe COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 conditions with household finances.

Objective

To examine associations between COVID-19 outcomes, pandemic-related economic hardship, and prepandemic socioeconomic status among families in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), a nationally representative, longitudinal study. Data included 6932 families active in the PSID in both 2019 and 2021.

Exposures

Ordinal exposure categories were defined based on whether the reference person or spouse or partner reported a positive COVID-19 diagnosis and (1) persistent COVID-19 symptoms, (2) previous severe COVID-19, or (3) previous moderate, mild, or asymptom

SUBMITTER: Hair NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10716716 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature