The Worst of Times: Depressive Symptoms Among Racialized Groups Living With Dementia and Cognitive Impairment During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Worst of Times: Depressive Symptoms Among Racialized Groups Living With Dementia and Cognitive Impairment During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published:2023-12-21 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0898-2643
Container-title:Journal of Aging and Health
language:en
Short-container-title:J Aging Health

Author:

Brown Monique J.¹^ORCID,Adkins-Jackson Paris B.²,Sayed Linda³,Wang Fei⁴^ORCID,Leggett Amanda⁵,Ryan Lindsay H.⁶

Affiliation:

1. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

2. Departments of Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

3. James Madison College and College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

4. College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA

5. Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

6. Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Abstract

Objective: To explore differences in depressive symptoms for older adults (Black, Latinx, and White) by cognitive status during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Data from the Health and Retirement Study identified older adults as cognitively normal, cognitively impaired without dementia (CIND), and persons living with dementia (PLWD). Multiple linear regression analyses examined associations between cognitive status and depressive symptoms among these racialized groups. Results: Compared to the cognitively normal older adults racialized as Black, those with CIND reported higher depressive symptoms during the pandemic (overall and somatic) and PLWD had higher somatic symptoms ( p < .01). Older adults racialized as White with CIND reported higher somatic ( p < .01) symptoms compared to cognitively normal older adults racialized as White. Discussion: The COVID-19 pandemic was a challenging event among older adults racialized as Black with CIND and PLWD. Future studies should examine if these depressive symptoms persist over time.

Funder

National Institute of Aging

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Geriatrics and Gerontology,Community and Home Care,Gerontology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/08982643231223555

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