Table 3.

Example of Compounding Pressures of One Study Participant

Prepandemic pressures	Pandemic-added pressures
• Cognitive impairment   • Chronic condition requiring strong adherence to medications   • Wheelchair-bound disability   • Poverty   • No literacy   • Limited informal support only from acquaintances	• Fear of fatally contracting the virus   • Extreme isolation following the closure of the senior center   • Inability to see physician in person   • Delays in getting batteries for life-sustaining medical equipment.