TABLE 3. Reported health care experiences, attitudes, and behaviors in adults with self-reported diabetes, by age — COVID-19 Outbreak Public Evaluation Initiative Survey, United States, February–March 2021.
| Characteristic | Age group, yrs |
p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–29 (n = 79) |
30–59 (n = 372) |
≥60 (n = 309) |
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| Weighted no. | % (95% CI)* | Weighted no. | % (95% CI) | Weighted no. | % (95% CI) | ||
|
Health services received since Mar 2020
| |||||||
| In-person† |
41 |
53 (37–68) |
281 |
76 (70–81) |
262 |
85 (79–89) |
<0.001 |
| Telehealth† |
32 |
40 (26–57) |
192 |
52 (45–58) |
158 |
51 (43–60) |
0.416 |
|
Disruption in health care because of COVID-19
| |||||||
|
Delayed or avoided care because of COVID-19–related concerns§
| |||||||
| Any |
69 |
87 (78–93) |
232 |
63 (56–68) |
80 |
26 (20–33) |
<0.001 |
| Urgent or emergency |
37 |
47 (32–63) |
90 |
24 (19–30) |
12 |
—* |
<0.001 |
| Routine medical care |
37 |
47 (31–63) |
183 |
49 (43–55) |
75 |
24 (18–32) |
<0.001 |
| No |
10 |
— |
139 |
38 (32–44) |
229 |
74 (67–80) |
<0.001 |
|
Affected ability to access care for diabetes¶
| |||||||
| Harder to access |
19 |
— |
102 |
28 (24–34) |
24 |
8 (4–13) |
<0.001 |
| Not harder to access |
52 |
66 (55–86) |
255 |
69 (66–76) |
282 |
91 (87–96) |
|
|
Affected ability to access medication for diabetes¶
| |||||||
| Harder to access |
35 |
44 (33–67) |
95 |
26 (21–32) |
10 |
— |
<0.001 |
| Not harder to access |
35 |
44 (33–67) |
269 |
72 (68–79) |
297 |
96 (94–98) |
|
|
Reasons for disruption
| |||||||
|
Disruption of transportation to health care facility
|
7 |
— |
34 |
9 (6–13) |
15 |
5 (2–13) |
0.335 |
|
Personal concerns about receiving health care
| |||||||
| Health care system may be overwhelmed |
22 |
28 (17–42) |
124 |
33 (28–39) |
53 |
17 (12–24) |
0.001 |
| Me spreading SARS-CoV-2 at health care facility |
22 |
28 (17–42) |
73 |
20 (15–25) |
11 |
— |
<0.001 |
| Becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2 at the health care facility |
34 |
44 (28–61) |
114 |
31 (25–36) |
85 |
27 (21–35) |
0.151 |
| Becoming infected and infecting my household |
15 |
— |
95 |
26 (21–31) |
60 |
20 (14–27) |
0.406 |
| Concerns about the cost of the medical care | 5 | 6 (3–13) | 33 | 9 (6–13) | 17 | 6 (3–9) | 0.280 |
* Data are weighted percentages, rounded to the nearest whole number. Rounded counts might not sum to expected values. Dashes represent percentages that are suppressed because relative SE>30%.
† Health services for physical health, mental health, or substance abuse.
§ Respondents reported disrupted care in the past 3 months.
¶ Respondents were asked, “Has the pandemic affected your ability to access care and medication for diabetes?”