1. COVID-19 Pandemic: Exacerbating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Long-Term Services and Supports
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Yinfei Duan, Mark Woodhouse, Weiwen Ng, John R. Bowblis, Odichinma Akosionu, Tetyana P Shippee, and Mai See Thao
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Pneumonia, Viral ,Ethnic group ,Black People ,Context (language use) ,Comorbidity ,Health Services Accessibility ,Article ,Betacoronavirus ,03 medical and health sciences ,Quality of life (healthcare) ,030502 gerontology ,Political science ,parasitic diseases ,Development economics ,Pandemic ,Ethnicity ,Homes for the Aged ,Humans ,Healthcare Disparities ,Quality of care ,Life-span and Life-course Studies ,Pandemics ,Minority Groups ,Language ,Quality of Health Care ,Demography ,SARS-CoV-2 ,030503 health policy & services ,Racial Groups ,COVID-19 ,Health Status Disparities ,Hispanic or Latino ,Long-Term Care ,United States ,Racial ethnic ,Nursing Homes ,Quality of Life ,Coronavirus Infections ,0305 other medical science ,Gerontology - Abstract
What services are available and where racial and ethnic minorities receive long-term services and supports (LTSS) have resulted in a lower quality of care and life for racial/ethnic minority users. These disparities are only likely to worsen during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the pandemic has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minority communities both in the rate of infection and virus-related mortality. By examining these disparities in the context of the pandemic, we bring to light the challenges and issues faced in LTSS by minority communities with regard to this virus as well as the disparities in LTSS that have always existed.
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- 2020
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