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. 2021 Dec 1;181(12):1658-1660.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4456.

Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic With the Prevalence of Homebound Older Adults in the United States, 2011-2020

Claire K Ankuda  1 , Bruce Leff  2 , Christine S Ritchie  3 , Albert L Siu  1 , Katherine A Ornstein  1
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Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic With the Prevalence of Homebound Older Adults in the United States, 2011-2020

Claire K Ankuda et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This cohort study evaluates the prevalence of homebound older adults in the US from 2011 to 2020 and assesses whether the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a change in prevalence.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Leff reported receiving stock options from MedZed, Koko, Honor, and Vessel Healthcare, and personal fees from Project Hope–Health Affairs outside the submitted work. Dr Ritchie reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health, The John A Hartford Foundation, Humana, California Healthcare Foundation, and PCORI, as well as consultant fees from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine outside the submitted work; in addition, she had a patent as an editor for McGraw Hill with royalties, a patent as an editor for Wolters Kluwer with royalties, and a patent with the University of California, San Francisco with royalties. Dr Siu reported receiving grants from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Proportion of Community-Dwelling Older Homebound Adults Aged 70 Years or Older, 2011-2020
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