Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Differences in Patient Reported Well-Being and Cognitive Functioning Within 3 Months of Symptomatic Illness During COVID-19 Pandemic.
Mandy J HillRyan M HuebingerImtiaz Ebna MannanHuihui YuLauren E WiskKelli N O'LaughlinNicole L GentileKari A StephensMicheal GottliebRobert A WeinsteinKatherine KooMichelle SantangeloSharon SaydahErica S SpatzZhenqiu LinKevin SchaefferEfrat KeanJuan Carlos C MontoyRobert M RodriguezAhamed H IdrisSamuel A McDonaldJoann G ElmoreArjun K VenkateshPublished in: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2024)
Three months after the initial COVID-19 infection, Black participants reported better cognitive function and fatigue, while females and other gender minoritized groups experienced lower well-being. Future studies are necessary to better understand how and why social constructs, specifically race, ethnicity, and gender, influence differences in COVID-19-related health outcomes. Trials Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04610515.