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Level of Concern, Spending, and External Support Related to COVID-19: A Comparison between Working and Non-Working Older Adults
This study compared levels of concern, spending, and use of external support by working status among older adults in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. It assessed whether work influences these variables related to wellness. Data from 2489 older adults from the 2020 U.S. Health and Retirement St...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9517292/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36141641 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811375 |
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author | Yu, Zuojin Le, Aurora B. Doerr, Alexa Smith, Todd D. |
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description | This study compared levels of concern, spending, and use of external support by working status among older adults in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. It assessed whether work influences these variables related to wellness. Data from 2489 older adults from the 2020 U.S. Health and Retirement Study were analyzed using multiple linear and logistic regression. Older adults who worked had lower concerns about the pandemic (β = −0.28, p = 0.048), were less likely to increase their spending (OR = 0.74, p = 0.041), and were less likely to use external support (OR = 0.50, p < 0.001). Use of external support increased with age (OR = 1.04, p < 0.001) and increased spending (OR = 1.32, p = 0.019). Married older adults were less likely to increase spending (OR = 0.75, p = 0.007) and had lower concerns toward COVID-19 (β = −0.28, p = 0.011). Higher levels of concern were reported among women (β = 0.31, p = 0.005) and participants who had friends or family members diagnosed with COVID-19 (β = 0.51, p < 0.001). Women were more likely to use support (OR = 1.80, p < 0.001). Work appears to bolster older adult wellness outcomes. |
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spelling | pubmed-95172922022-09-29 Level of Concern, Spending, and External Support Related to COVID-19: A Comparison between Working and Non-Working Older Adults Yu, Zuojin Le, Aurora B. Doerr, Alexa Smith, Todd D. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This study compared levels of concern, spending, and use of external support by working status among older adults in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. It assessed whether work influences these variables related to wellness. Data from 2489 older adults from the 2020 U.S. Health and Retirement Study were analyzed using multiple linear and logistic regression. Older adults who worked had lower concerns about the pandemic (β = −0.28, p = 0.048), were less likely to increase their spending (OR = 0.74, p = 0.041), and were less likely to use external support (OR = 0.50, p < 0.001). Use of external support increased with age (OR = 1.04, p < 0.001) and increased spending (OR = 1.32, p = 0.019). Married older adults were less likely to increase spending (OR = 0.75, p = 0.007) and had lower concerns toward COVID-19 (β = −0.28, p = 0.011). Higher levels of concern were reported among women (β = 0.31, p = 0.005) and participants who had friends or family members diagnosed with COVID-19 (β = 0.51, p < 0.001). Women were more likely to use support (OR = 1.80, p < 0.001). Work appears to bolster older adult wellness outcomes. MDPI 2022-09-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9517292/ /pubmed/36141641 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811375 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Yu, Zuojin Le, Aurora B. Doerr, Alexa Smith, Todd D. Level of Concern, Spending, and External Support Related to COVID-19: A Comparison between Working and Non-Working Older Adults |
title | Level of Concern, Spending, and External Support Related to COVID-19: A Comparison between Working and Non-Working Older Adults |
title_full | Level of Concern, Spending, and External Support Related to COVID-19: A Comparison between Working and Non-Working Older Adults |
title_fullStr | Level of Concern, Spending, and External Support Related to COVID-19: A Comparison between Working and Non-Working Older Adults |
title_full_unstemmed | Level of Concern, Spending, and External Support Related to COVID-19: A Comparison between Working and Non-Working Older Adults |
title_short | Level of Concern, Spending, and External Support Related to COVID-19: A Comparison between Working and Non-Working Older Adults |
title_sort | level of concern, spending, and external support related to covid-19: a comparison between working and non-working older adults |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9517292/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36141641 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811375 |
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