Perceived impacts of COVID-19 on wellbeing among US working-age adults with ADL difficulty

Perceived Impacts of COVID-19 on Wellbeing among US Working-age Adults with ADL Difficulty

Claire B.Pendergrast, Shannon M.Monnat

Disability and Health Journal, May 2022

Claire Pendergrast

Shannon Monnat

Sociology Department

Aging Studies Institute

Center for Policy Research

Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

COVID-19

Health Policy

Mental Health

Disability and Health Journal

Claire Pendergrast

Shannon Monnat

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted people with disabilities. Working-age adults with ADL difficulty may face unique challenges and heightened health risks because of the pandemic. It is critical to better understand the impacts of COVID-19 on social, financial, physical, and mental wellbeing among people with disabilities to inform more inclusive pandemic response policies.

This study compares perceived COVID-19 physical and mental health, social, and financial impacts for US working-age adults with and without ADL difficulty.