Beyond Mortality: The Social and Health Impacts of COVID-19 among Older (55+) BIPOC and LGBT Respondents in a Canada-Wide Survey.

health equity intersectionality marginalized populations minority older adult Canadians

Journal

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2227-9032
Titre abrégé: Healthcare (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101666525

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
17 Jul 2023
Historique:
received: 15 04 2023
revised: 10 06 2023
accepted: 11 07 2023
medline: 29 7 2023
pubmed: 29 7 2023
entrez: 29 7 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

This study focused on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the marginalized populations-specifically Black and Indigenous people as well as People of Color (BIPOC) compared to White older adults and LGBT individuals compared to heterosexual older adults. Data were derived from our national online survey of Canadians aged 55+, conducted from 10 August to 10 October 2020. The survey explored the influence of COVID-19 on lifestyle changes, well-being, and planning for the future. Our sample comprised 4292 respondents. We compared sets of dichotomous variables with White vs. BIPOC, LGBT vs. heterosexual, and LGBT White vs. LGBT BIPOC respondents. Significantly more BIPOC than White individuals reported changes in accessing food (44.3% vs. 33.2%) and in family income (53.9% vs. 38.9%) and fewer reported feeling accepted and happy, and more felt isolated and judged. Significantly more LGBT than heterosexual respondents reported changes in routines and in accessing social support, medical and mental health care and more feeling depressed, lonely, anxious, and sad. More LGBT-BIPOC than LGBT-White respondents reported changes in access to food (66.7 vs. 30.6,

Identifiants

pubmed: 37510485
pii: healthcare11142044
doi: 10.3390/healthcare11142044
pmc: PMC10379205
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Subventions

Organisme : Canadian Frailty Network
ID : 2020s0273

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Auteurs

Robert Beringer (R)

School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada.

Brian de Vries (B)

Gerontology Program, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 92262, USA.

Paneet Gill (P)

Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 2V8, Canada.

Gloria Gutman (G)

Gerontology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3, Canada.

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