Adam Viktorisson, Annie Palstam, Fredrik Nyberg, Christina Berg, Lauren Lissner, Katharina S Sunnerhagen
Domain-Specific Physical Activity and Stroke in Sweden
JAMA network open
covid19 mortality occurred unevenly across us demographic subgroups leaving communities harder hit others black hispaniclatino older adults among disproportionately affected covid19 mortality turn covid19 bereavement disparities covid19 mortality may extend covid19 bereavement important understand incidence covid19 bereavement among older adults various degrees relational closeness eg spouse vs household member vs friend used national social health aging project nshap covid study evaluate disparities loss social network member covid19 among us older adults raceethnicity language relational closeness multiple logistic regression used estimate likelihood experiencing covid19 death ones social network none englishspeaking nonhispanic white respondents reported loss household member spouse covid19 englishspeaking nonhispanic black englishspeaking hispanic older adults overrepresented reporting death every degree relational closeness however close covid19 bereavement prevalent among spanishspeaking older adults race although spanish speakers comprised 48 sample half respondents lost spouse covid19 spanish speakers language ethnoracial group disparities persisted controlling age sex marital status education known ethnoracial disparities covid19 mortality extend covid19 bereavement among older adults bereavement impacts health black latino spanishspeaking communities need greater protection investment prevent disparities bereavement exacerbating disparities laterlife mental physical health