What The Study Did: In the United States last year, researchers found that the proportion of community-dwelling homebound adults 70 or older increased, particularly among Black non-Hispanic and Hispanic/Latino individuals. Although the study couldn't establish the reasons for this first major increase in the homebound population in a decade, a likely explanation is compliance with social distancing and other public health recommendations to minimize the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2.
Authors: Claire K. Ankuda, M.D., M.P.H., of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4456)
