COVID-19 Pandemic Coping, Social Support, and Emotional Health in American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a burden on the health of many people, including significant disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Objective

This study examines the associations between coping behaviors, social support, and emotional health among American Indian and Alaska Native peoples during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included survey data collected from November 2021 to May 2022 from American Indian and Alaska Native adults aged 18 years or older without dementia or other serious cognitive impairments who were seen at 6 urban health organizations primarily in urban settings (in New Mexico, Alaska, Colorado, Minnesota, Utah, and Kansas) in the year prior to the survey.

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SUBMITTER: Haskins C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11584921 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature