New collaborative paper out! The paper looks at rates of #LongCovid in those with long-term disabilities.
Of people who got COVID, 40.6% of people with pre-existing disabilities got Long Covid, vs 18.9% of people without pre-existing disabilities.
1/ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJ…
Of people who got COVID, 40.6% of people with pre-existing disabilities got Long Covid, vs 18.9% of people without pre-existing disabilities.
1/ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJ…
Population-wide, 10.4% of people with pre-existing disabilities had #LongCovid as of summer 2022, vs 7.5% without. 2/
The prevalence of #LongCovid was highest in those with chronic illness (diabetes, asthma) & lowest in those with sensory disabilities (deafness, blindness).
With the exception of sensory disabilities, all disability categories had higher LC rates than the general population. 3/
With the exception of sensory disabilities, all disability categories had higher LC rates than the general population. 3/
The analysis compares data from the National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD) to Household Pulse Survey (HPS), as HPS doesn't ask about whether people had disability prior to COVID infection. 4/
This has deep public health implications: first, we must better document the prevalence of #LongCovid, possible contributing factors, and effects among people with varying preexisting disabilities so that adequate services and support are provided. 5/
Second, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues and as we prepare for future pandemics, we must center the needs of people with disabilities to create equitable policies and responses that result in better health outcomes for this health disparity population. 6/
The paper was authored by PLRC's @LisaAMcCorkell together with Life Span Institute's Jean Hall, Noelle K. Kurth, and Kelsey S. Goddard. Thank you all for this work! 7/
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