Perceived impacts of COVID-19 on wellbeing among US working-age adults with ADL difficulty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted people with disabilities. Working-age adults with ADL difficulty may face unique challenges and heightened health risks because of the pandemic. It is critical to better understand the impacts of COVID-19 on social, financial, physical, and mental wellbeing among people with disabilities to inform more inclusive pandemic response policies.

Objective

This study compares perceived COVID-19 physical and mental health, social, and financial impacts for US working-age adults with and without ADL difficulty.

Methods

We analyzed data from a national survey of US working-age adults (aged 18-64) conducted in February and March 2021 (N = 3697). We used logistic regression to compare perceived COVID-19-related impa

SUBMITTER: Pendergrast CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9060733 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature