The Association Between History of Depression and Access to Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is associated with a higher risk for experiencing barriers to care, unmet social needs, and poorer economic and mental health outcomes.

Objective

To determine the impact of COVID-19 on ability to access care, social and economic needs, and mental health among Medicare beneficiaries with and without depression.

Design and participants

Cross-sectional study using data from the 2020 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey COVID-19 Summer Supplement Public Use File.

Main measures

Access to medical care, inability to access food, medications, household supplies, pay rent or mortgage, feelings of economic security, and mental health effects since COVID-19, risk-adjusted for sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.

Key results

Participan

SUBMITTER: Balasuriya L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8370448 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature