Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic With the Prevalence of Homebound Older Adults in the United States, 2011-2020

Claire K Ankuda; Bruce Leff; Christine S Ritchie; Albert L Siu; Katherine A Ornstein

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4456

Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic With the Prevalence of Homebound Older Adults in the United States, 2011-2020

JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Dec 1;181(12):1658-1660. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4456.

Authors

Claire K Ankuda¹, Bruce Leff², Christine S Ritchie³, Albert L Siu¹, Katherine A Ornstein¹

Affiliations

¹ Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, New York.
² The Center for Transformative Geriatric Research, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
³ Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

Abstract

This cohort study evaluates the prevalence of homebound older adults in the US from 2011 to 2020 and assesses whether the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a change in prevalence.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Black People / statistics & numerical data*
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
COVID-19 / psychology
Female
Health Status
Hispanic or Latino / statistics & numerical data*
Homebound Persons / psychology
Homebound Persons / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Independent Living
Male
Pandemics
Prevalence
SARS-CoV-2
United States / epidemiology

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding