Post-COVID conditions and healthcare utilization among adults with and without disabilities-2021 Porter Novelli FallStyles survey.
Disabil Health J
; 16(2): 101436, 2023 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2243351
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Adults with disabilities are at increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe disease; whether adults with disabilities are at an increased risk for ongoing symptoms after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection is unknown.OBJECTIVES:
To estimate the frequency and duration of long-term symptoms (>4 weeks) and health care utilization among adults with and without disabilities who self-report positive or negative SARS-CoV-2 test results.METHODS:
Data from a nationwide survey of 4510 U.S. adults administered from September 24, 2021-October 7, 2021, were analyzed for 3251 (79%) participants who self-reported disability status, symptom(s), and SARS-CoV-2 test results (a positive test or only negative tests). Multivariable models were used to estimate the odds of having ≥1 COVID-19-like symptom(s) lasting >4 weeks by test result and disability status, weighted and adjusted for socio-demographics.RESULTS:
Respondents who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 had higher odds of reporting ≥1 long-term symptom (with disability aOR = 4.50 [95% CI 2.37, 8.54] and without disability aOR = 9.88 [95% CI 7.13, 13.71]) compared to respondents testing negative. Among respondents who tested positive, those with disabilities were not significantly more likely to experience long-term symptoms compared to respondents without disabilities (aOR = 1.65 [95% CI 0.78, 3.50]). Health care utilization for reported symptoms was higher among respondents with disabilities who tested positive (40%) than among respondents without disabilities who tested positive (18%).CONCLUSIONS:
Ongoing symptoms among adults with and without disabilities who also test positive for SARS-CoV-2 are common; however, the frequency of health care utilization for ongoing symptoms is two-fold among adults with disabilities.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Disabled Persons
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Disabil Health J
Journal subject:
Rehabilitation
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Public Health
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Health Services
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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