Neighborhood Deprivation and Symptom Burden Among Older Adults After Hospitalization for COVID-19

Jason R. Falvey, Denise Acampora, Katy Araujo, Mary Geda, Thomas M. Gill, Gail McAvay, Terrence E. Murphy, Alexandra Hajduk, Andrew B. Cohen, Lauren E. Ferrante, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on October 28, 2025

Abstract

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Persistent symptoms following COVID-19 disproportionately affect older adults and may be exacerbated by neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation. We evaluated the association between neighborhood deprivation and symptom burden after COVID-19 hospitalization ...