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La experiencia de la COVID larga entre los indios americanos en tres comunidades de las Grandes Llanuras
Matthew Tobey1, Sara J Purvis2, Bethany-Rose Daubman3
1Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 100 Cambridge Street, 16th Floor, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
|September 4, 2025
Resumen
El COVID prolongado afecta a las comunidades indígenas americanas en las Grandes Llanuras, con el 40% reportando síntomas continuos. Comprender estas largas experiencias de COVID es crucial para la salud y el apoyo de la comunidad.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud pública
- Epidemiología
- Sociología
Sus antecedentes:
- El COVID prolongado (condiciones post-COVID) presenta desafíos únicos que afectan a diversas poblaciones.
- Comprender las experiencias específicas de Long COVID dentro de las comunidades indígenas americanas es vital para intervenciones específicas.
- La investigación impulsada por la comunidad es esencial para abordar las disparidades en materia de salud.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Explorar las actitudes y experiencias de Long COVID entre los miembros de tres comunidades de reservas indias americanas en las Grandes Llanuras.
- Identificar los factores sociodemográficos asociados con las percepciones del COVID largo y los síntomas en curso.
- Analizar los grupos de síntomas y sus distintas asociaciones dentro de la población encuestada.
Principales métodos:
- Una encuesta transversal se administró a 843 encuestados en julio de 2023, dirigida por un consejo asesor comunitario.
- Se utilizaron análisis estadísticos, incluido el análisis de factores, para examinar las actitudes, los síntomas en curso y los grupos de síntomas.
- Se recopilaron datos sobre las características sociodemográficas, el historial de COVID-19 y la presencia de síntomas de COVID largo.
Principales resultados:
- Más de la mitad de los encuestados consideraron el Long COVID como un problema comunitario significativo, asociado con la edad más joven, el género masculino, la educación superior, el empleo y vivir con niños en la Reserva.
- Entre las personas con COVID-19 previo, el 40% informó síntomas en curso, relacionados con el género femenino, que viven solas con niños y síntomas iniciales de COVID largo.
- El análisis de factores reveló tres grupos de síntomas distintos con correlaciones sociodemográficas únicas.
Conclusiones:
- Las secuelas de salud y fuerza laboral de las infecciones por COVID-19 plantean desafíos para estas comunidades indígenas de las Grandes Llanuras.
- Los síntomas persistentes después de la infección por COVID-19 son frecuentes y requieren más investigación y apoyo.
- La investigación específica de la comunidad es crítica para desarrollar estrategias efectivas de manejo de la COVID larga.
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