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ArticleJMIR public health and surveillance2023

Social Support and Technology Use and Their Association With Mental and Physical Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Asian Americans: The COMPASS Cross-sectional Study.

Linda G Park, Oanh L Meyer, Marcelle M Dougan, Bethany Golden, Kevin Ta, Bora Nam, Janice Y Tsoh, Marian Tzuang, Van M Ta Park

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Article in JMIR public health and surveillance, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Linda G ParkDepartment of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9894-4039
Oanh L MeyerDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1093-0477
Marcelle M DouganDepartment of Public Health and Recreation, San José State University, San Jose, CA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0538-8887
Bethany GoldenDepartment of Family Health Care Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8058-1874
Kevin TaDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8855-4865
Bora NamDepartment of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1777-2923
Janice Y TsohDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0989-7187
Marian TzuangDepartment of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8913-2293
Van M Ta ParkDepartment of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5020-0359
University of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of California, Davis · USSan Jose State University · US

Funding

Collaborative Approach for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Research and Education (CARE) 2.0R01AG083926 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Joshua Grill, Van My Ta Park · 2023 to 2026
$12.9M
Asian Cohort for Alzheimer's Disease (ACAD)R56AG069130 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI CHUI, HELENA CHANG, JUN, GYUNGAH · 2020 to 2021
$4.9M
COVID-19 Effects on the Mental and Physical Health of AAPI Survey Study (COMPASS) IIR24AG063718 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI PARK, VAN MY TA · 2019 to 2021
$4.4M
University of California Davis Advancing Diversity in Aging Research Scholars ProgramR25AG048787 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI Keith Baar · 2015 to 2026
$3.6M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG083926NIA NIH HHS R24 AG063718NIA NIH HHS R25 AG048787NIA NIH HHS R56 AG069130
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe global COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) and revealed significant health disparities with reports of increased discrimination and xenophobia. Among AAPIs, the pandemic exacerbated their social, linguistic, and geographic isolation. Social support may be especially important for AAPIs given the salience of collectivism as a cultural value. Another mechanism for support among AAPIs was technology use, as it is generally widespread among this population. However, older adults may not perceive the same benefits.

objectiveWe examined social support and technology use and their relationships with mental and physical health outcomes through the COVID-19 pandemic among AAPIs.

methodsData were drawn from the COVID-19 Effects on the Mental and Physical Health of AAPI Survey Study (COMPASS) for the time period of October 2020 to February 2021. COMPASS was a cross-sectional, multilingual, national survey conducted online, by phone, and in person with AAPI adults who were ≥18 years of age, in collaboration with academic and community partners in the United States. Data were analyzed using multivariable linear regression using the outcome variables of mental and physical health with various predictors such as social support and technology use. We tested for interactions specific to age and ethnicity.

resultsAmong 4631 AAPIs (mean age 45.9, SD 16.3 years; 2992/4631, 63.1% female), we found that (1) increased social support was associated with better physical health, (2) total social support was positively associated with better mental health, (3) higher technology use was associated with poorer mental health and inversely associated with poorer physical health, (4) the association of technology use with mental health was weaker among those with low social support (vs those with high social support), (5) adults younger than 60 years old (vs ≥60 years old) were more negatively affected with social support and mental health, and (6) Korean Americans appeared to be a high-risk group for poor physical health with increased technology use.

conclusionsOur paper identified mental and physical health needs along with supportive therapies observed among AAPIs during the pandemic. Future research on how social support can be leveraged, especially among AAPIs younger than 60 years old, and how various types of technology are being utilized are important to guide the recovery efforts to address both mental and physical disparities across communities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19AgedAsianCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsSocial SupportUnited StatesAAPIanxietyCOVID-19depressiondiscriminationdisparityhealth disparitiesmental healthoutcomepandemicphysical healthpopulationracesocial support technologysupportsurveytechnology

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