Hong, MichinYi, Eun-Hye GraceKim, HaeJung2023-10-262023-10-262023Hong M, Yi EG, Kim H. Ethnoracial Disparities in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Brief Report. J Appl Gerontol. 2023;42(2):336-340. doi:10.1177/07334648221134370https://hdl.handle.net/1805/36686Despite the well-identified vulnerability of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unclear about their experiences with COVID-related posttraumatic stress disorder symptomology (COVID-PTSD). This study examined ethnoracial disparities in the level of, and factors associated with, COVID-PTSD using a national data set, including 1926 Whites and 488 ethnoracial minorities. Results showed that ethnoracial minorities reported a greater COVID-PTSD than Whites. COVID-related distress was the common risk factor of COVID-PTSD for the both groups. Being a female and greater social support were associated with COVID-PTSD only for Whites, whereas higher education, greater IADL and fewer ADL limitations were associated with COVID-PTSD for ethnoracial minorities. The findings provided preliminary, but generalizable understanding of ethnoracial disparities in COVID-PTSD, among the Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65.en-USPublisher PolicyCOVID-19PandemicPosttraumatic stress disorderOlder adultsEthnoracial disparitiesArticle