Researcher at Drexel University Zeroes in on COVID-19 (The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Receipt of Needed Medical Care and At-Home Support among U.S. Households Receiving Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability …): Coronavirus – COVID-19

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2023 DEC 19 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx COVID-19 Daily -- A new study on COVID-19 is now available. According to news reporting originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “More than 8.1 million Americans with disabilities qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).”

Funders for this research include Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health And Human Development.

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Drexel University: “Individuals with disabilities were particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, which may have altered individual and household behavior. Research on the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with disabilities and their families remains limited. Authors analyzed 2020 National Health Interview Survey data. Logistic regression models were applied, controlling for the effects of age, race, sex, income, education, employment, and health status.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Households with SSI/SSDI beneficiaries with disabilities were associated with significantly greater odds of delaying or forgoing medical care and receiving needed personal and household care at home due to COVID-19 compared with households without beneficiaries. The health and well-being of households with individuals with disabilities may require more robust and inclusive social work initiatives that aim to reduce adverse pandemic impacts.”

For more information on this research see: The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Receipt of Needed Medical Care and At-Home Support among U.S. Households Receiving Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance on the Basis of Disability. Health & Social Work, 2023. The publisher for Health & Social Work is Oxford University Press (OUP).

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlad034.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Kiley J McLean, Drexel University Postdoctoral research fellow, A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, 3020 Market Street, Suite 560, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3734, United States. Additional authors for this research include Luke Muentner, Lauren Bishop.