The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Women in the Women's Health Initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a health crisis of which older adults are a high-risk group for severe illness and mortality. The objectives of this article are to describe the methods and responses to a COVID-19 survey administered by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) to assess the impact of the pandemic on older women.

Methods

WHI is an ongoing prospective cohort study that recruited 161 808 postmenopausal women from 1993 to 1998. From June 2020 to October 2020, participants in active follow-up were surveyed by mail, phone, or online to assess health and well-being, living situations, lifestyle, health care, and self-reported COVID-19 testing, treatment, and preventive behaviors.

Results

Of 64 061 eligible participants, 49 695 (avera

SUBMITTER: VoPham T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9383531 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature