Age-Stratified Risk of Severe COVID-19 for People With Disabilities in Korea: Nationwide Study Considering Disability Type
Prioritizing younger PwD, along with older age groups and people with comorbidities, is crucial in addressing public health crises. Risk-based prioritization is important to reduce overall risk. This includes prioritizing people with nternal organs-related and intellectural disabilities, who face higher health risks among PwD during a pandemic when resources are limited and time is of the essence.
Authors
- Sung‐Il Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4085-1494)
- Jaiyong Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0985-7871)
- Seong-Sun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5277-492X)
- Boyeong Ryu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9336-8098)
- Hoyeon Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5446-7752)
Institutions
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KR)
- National Health Insurance Service (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Korean Medical Science
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2025.40.e37
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57