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Using the 2020 wave of the Health and Retirement Study (N=4,087), the research links cognitive function (Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status) with delayed care (binary). It finds 30% delayed care, with better cognition associated with greater delay and more negative support from children also linked to delay. 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Older adults who felt unsupported by their children may be less likely to share health concerns or seek care. Future research should examine whether specific domains of cognitive function are related to seeking medical care during public health crises.  \nAbstract citation ID: igaf122.2306  \nCOGNITIVE FUNCTION AND DELAYED MEDICAL  \nCARE DURING COVID-19: DOES FAMILY SOCIAL  \nSUPPORT MODERATE THIS ASSOCIATION?  \nBrittany McFeeley, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States  \nDuring the pandemic, healthcare facilities postponed or cancelled elective procedures and patients delayed their care to avoid the infection. Little is known about the role of cognitive function for older adults who delayed care. Further, social support from spouses and children may have protected against delays in medical care during the pandemic. This study used the 2020 wave of the Health and Retirement Study (N = 4,087) to examine the relationship between cognitive function and delaying medical care and whether positive or negative social support from family had a moderating effect. Cognitive function was measured with the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status and delaying medical care was a binary variable (1=delayed care) . Positive and negative support scales from spouses and children were converted to z-scores. Results showed that 30% of older adults reported delaying their medical care. Those with better cognitive function (OR = 1.03, 95%CI=1.01-1.05, p=.001) and those who reported more negative support from children (OR = 1.14, 95%CI=1.05-1.24, p=.002) were more likely to delay care. The moderation results were not statistically significant. Older adults with better cognitive function may have better understood the","cbCainPj1Dycvgw0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainPj1Dycvgw0","pdf",55142,"English","# Study focus and background\n## Data source and measures\n## Key results\n## Moderation findings","[{\"question\":\"What prompted the study of delayed medical care during COVID-19?\",\"answer\":\"Healthcare facilities postponed elective procedures and patients delayed care to avoid infection. The study addresses limited knowledge about older adults’ cognitive function in relation to these delays.\"},{\"question\":\"How was delayed medical care measured and what sample was used?\",\"answer\":\"Delayed medical care was measured as a binary variable (1=delayed care) using the 2020 wave of the Health and Retirement Study, with N=4,087 participants.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the results show about cognitive function and delayed care?\",\"answer\":\"Older adults with better cognitive function were more likely to delay care, with reported odds ratio OR=1.03 (95% CI 1.01-1.05, p=.001).\"},{\"question\":\"Did family social support moderate the relationship between cognitive function and delayed care?\",\"answer\":\"The moderation results were not statistically significant, indicating social support did not meaningfully change the association.\"}]","COGNITIVE FUNCTION AND DELAYED MEDICAL CARE DURING COVID-19 - DOES FAMILY SOCIAL SUPPORT MODERATE THIS ASSOCIATION? | PDF",1790632299]