Social Determinants of Adherence to COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Measures Among Adults With Cardiovascular Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social determinants of health (SDOH) may limit the practice of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk mitigation guidelines with health implications for individuals with underlying cardiovascular disease (CVD). Population-based evidence of the association between SDOH and practicing such mitigation strategies in adults with CVD is lacking. We used the National Opinion Research Center's COVID-19 Household Impact Survey conducted between April and June 2020 to evaluate sociodemographic disparities in adherence to COVID-19 risk mitigation measures in a sample of respondents with underlying CVD representing 18 geographic areas of the United States.

Methods

CVD status was ascertained by self-reported history of receiving heart disease, heart attack, or stroke diagnos

SUBMITTER: Hagan KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8204764 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature