Table 4.

Summary of evidence of resources to mitigate adverse outcomes in older African American adults with dementia and COVID-19.

#	Components	Attributes	Studies
1	Financial insecurities	Low income, lack of insurance, and insurance issues.	[36,38,39,40]
2	Knowledge gaps	Lack of appropriate knowledge about dementia, COVID-19, and how to care for themselves to avoid exaggerating their condition. Lack of protective strategies and appropriate information.	[37,39]
3	Materials, personnel, facilities, funds	Low income, poor socioeconomic status, lower education, lack of informational materials, limited health facilities, limited facilities such as ICU, mechanical ventilation, absence of oxygen requirements, structural inequities, and inadequate support structures such as cognitive screening.	[26,36,37,38]
4	Internet, telephone, transportation service constraints	Lack of access to the Internet and telephone services. Issues with transportation to healthcare facilities	[36,38,39,40]
5	Social support resources	Risk of loneliness, sadness, and social disconnection during the pandemic	[35,36,37]
6	Mechanical ventilation and ambulatory care services	Lack of ambulatory care, higher need for intensive care units	[26,36,37,39,40]