Association between self-perceptions of aging, care deferrals, and change in health status among US adults aged ≥ 50 years during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.
Siddhi Korgaonkar, Prachi Prajapati, Marie Barnard, Swarnali Goswami
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The study aimed to examine the association between self-perceptions of aging (SPA) and delayed and/or forgone care (DFC) among older adults in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to assess how SPA and DFC are associated with change in self-rated health status. A cross-sectional study of community-dwelling US adults (≥50 years) was conducted using the 2020 Health and Retirement Study data. Two separate multivariable logistic regression models were conducted to assess the study objectives. The final unweighted sample was 4079. Negative SPA were associated with DFC (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 1.03, 95% CI: 1.01-1.04). DFC and negative SPA were associated with worsened health status compared to respondent's previous interview wave (aOR: 1.44, 95% CI: 1.10-1.87 and aOR: 1.06, 95% CI: 1.04-1.08, respectively). Health promotion efforts should be implemented to foster positive SPA among older adults in the US to encourage timely use of healthcare.
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ournal of Health Psychology is an international peer-reviewed journal that aims to support and help shape research in health psychology from around the world. It provides a platform for traditional empirical analyses as well as more qualitative and/or critically oriented approaches. It also addresses the social contexts in which psychological and health processes are embedded. Studies published in this journal are required to obtain ethical approval from an Institutional Review Board. Such approval must include informed, signed consent by all research participants. Any manuscript not containing an explicit statement concerning ethical approval and informed consent will not be considered.
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