Health service use and work related outcomes in older adults with functional and cognitive impairments during the COVID-19 pandemic

In this cohort of older adults, the relationship between baseline functional and cognitive impairment with health services use, ability to work, or disability benefit access did not significantly vary by self-reported COVID-19 infection history. While COVID-19 may have long-term impacts on older populations, our data suggest that infection history alone did not amplify the effects of pre-existing impairments in those who survived the pandemic. Further research using validated measures of persistent symptoms is needed to understand how Long Covid may manifest in older adults.