# COVID-19 Effects on the Mental and Physical Health of AAPI Survey Study (COMPASS) II

> **NIH NIH R24** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2021 · $464,531

## Abstract

Project Abstract/Summary of COMPASS
The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to have devastating health, social, and economic
implications in the U.S. COVID-19 has intensified the significant health disparities, socio-
economic inequalities, and discrimination/xenophobia that exist, both prior to and due to
COVID-19. COVID-19 related policies (e.g., shelter-in-place; social distancing) have placed
vulnerable populations including racial/ethnic minorities as well as those who are low-income,
have limited English proficiency, and are socially and technologically isolated in even more dire
situations and risk for poorer health. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), in particular,
encompass all of these aforementioned characteristics. AAPI also experience significant health
disparities, which has likely been exacerbated due to COVID-19, and reports of discrimination
and xenophobia in the AAPI population due to COVID-19 are alarming. Older AAPI, especially,
are more likely to be disproportionately affected by COVID-19 policies. Also, persons with health
conditions such as cognitive impairment (i.e., Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
[ADRD]) may forget to perform precautions to prevent COVID-19 (e.g., handwashing).
Caregivers’ health may also be affected (e.g., less respite options; more care management
responsibilities; fear/anxiety of infection for self and care recipients, economic instability). The
goal of this proposed research, COVID-19 Effects on the Mental and Physical Health of
AAPI Survey Study (COMPASS) II, is to assess the longitudinal effects of COVID-19 on AAPI
from COMPASS I, the largest COVID-19 national study of AAPI to date (N=5,242). COMPASS
leveraged the only AAPI registry in the U.S., Collaborative Approach for AAPI Research and
Education (CARE) in ADRD, aging and caregiver-related research, to achieve this goal.
Through our strong academic-community partnerships, we will conduct a follow-up with
COMPASS I participants to complete a multilingual follow-up survey about the impact of
COVID-19 on their health, healthcare access, caregiving, experience with discrimination,
employment, and income. We will also examine pre- and post-differences in COVID-19 vaccine
willingness and concerns (pre-/post-availability of FDA-approved vaccines), and whether such
differences are associated with the receipt of the COVID-19 vaccine. COMPASS participants
will complete a multilingual follow-up survey about their health (physical, mental and financial),
changes in receiving healthcare and in caregiving, experience with discrimination/xenophobia,
and, productivity. COMPASS II is both a necessary and natural extension of COMPASS I, and
will help to inform future policies, programs and additional research that can alleviate the
adverse effects of COVID-19 for AAPI.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10375838
- **Project number:** 3R24AG063718-03S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** Van My Ta Park
- **Activity code:** R24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $464,531
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2019-09-01 → 2023-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10375838

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10375838, COVID-19 Effects on the Mental and Physical Health of AAPI Survey Study (COMPASS) II (3R24AG063718-03S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-29 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10375838. Licensed CC0.

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