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Observational studyJournal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2025

Disparities in COVID-19-Related Mortality Among Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Variations Over Time.

Qiuyuan Qin, Helena Temkin-Greener, Peter Veazie, Rajesh Makineni, Shubing Cai

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Qiuyuan QinDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5587-9177
Helena Temkin-GreenerDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Peter VeazieDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Rajesh MakineniDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Shubing CaiDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.

Funding

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on community-dwelling older adults with ADRDRF1AG063811 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI CAI, SHUBING · 2019 to 2020
$2.2M
Telemedicine and health disparities among community-dwelling older adults with ADRD during COVID-19 pandemicRF1AG073052 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI CAI, SHUBING · 2021 to 2021
$1.4M
Telemedicine and health disparities among community-dwelling older adults with ADRD during COVID-19 pandemicR01AG073052 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI CAI, SHUBING · 2024 to 2024
$245k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG073052NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG063811NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG073052
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Abstract

Older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) had a high risk of COVID-19-related mortality. Racial and ethnic minorities were disproportionally impacted by the pandemic. The variations in disparities, including racial and ethnic disparities and disparities across communities, in COVID-19-related mortality across the different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic among the ADRD population are unknown. This observational study estimated linear probability models for community-dwelling older adults with ADRD who were diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021 using multiple national data (e.g., Medicare data), accounting for individual and community characteristics. Disparities in 30-day mortality were compared between 2020 and 2021. The socioeconomic disparity in COVID-19-related mortality across communities became insignificant during the later stage of the pandemic, ethnic differences in COVID-19-related mortality decreased but persisted, and racial disparity remained largely unchanged. The study provides insights into interventions to mitigate lingering disparities in health outcomes among the vulnerable population.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCOVID-19Health Status DisparitiesAgedAged, 80 and overDementiaEthnic and Racial MinoritiesFemaleHumansMaleSARS-CoV-2Socioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesCOVID-19older adults with ADRDracial/ethnic differencessocioeconomic status

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PMID39030708
PMCPMC11620966

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