COVID has had a lasting effect on the physical and mental health of many older Americans.
Symptoms
On average, older adults with long COVID experience four symptoms.
Daily activities can be challenging with long COVID.
Nevertheless, 59% believe society negatively judges people with the illness to some degree.
Long COVID sufferers tend to consider their level of health to be comparatively low.
Those having experience with long COVID also tend to self-assess their mental sharpness lower compared to other groups.
The survey also explored mental well-being.
Those with long COVID at the time or in the past were shown to have lower mental well-being scores.
Methodology
The AARP report is based on a nationally representative survey of 1,294 Americans 50 and over.
It was conducted in October 2023.
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For previous AARP research on long COVID, seeWhos Getting Long COVID and How Its Showing Up.
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