Frailty and mortality in hospitalized older adults with COVID-19: retrospective observational study

R De Smet, B Mellaerts, H Vandewinckele… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine the association between frailty and short-term mortality in older
adults hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Design Retrospective single …

Association of frailty with mortality in older inpatients with Covid-19: a cohort study

D Aw, L Woodrow, G Ogliari, R Harwood - Age and ageing, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background COVID-19 has disproportionately affected older people. Objective The objective
of this paper to investigate whether frailty is associated with all-cause mortality in older …

Comparing associations between frailty and mortality in hospitalised older adults with or without COVID-19 infection: a retrospective observational study using …

RK Owen, SP Conroy, N Taub, W Jones… - Age and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The aim of this study was to describe outcomes in hospitalised older people
with different levels of frailty and COVID-19 infection. Methods We undertook a single-centre …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for death in adult COVID-19 patients: frailty predicts fatal outcome in older patients

S Tehrani, A Killander, P Åstrand, J Jakobsson… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives This study investigated demographics, comorbidities, and death rate in
hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19. In addition, we hypothesized that functional …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of frailty on survival in patients with COVID-19 (COPE): a multicentre, European, observational cohort study

J Hewitt, B Carter, A Vilches-Moraga… - The Lancet Public …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented strain on health-care
systems. Frailty is being used in clinical decision making for patients with COVID-19, yet the …

[HTML][HTML] Frailty as a predictor of mortality among patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

XM Zhang, J Jiao, J Cao, XP Huo, C Zhu, XJ Wu… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background A large number of studies have explored the association between frailty and
mortality among COVID-19 patients, with inconsistent results. The aim of this meta-analysis …

Beyond chronological age: frailty and multimorbidity predict in-hospital mortality in patients with coronavirus disease 2019

A Marengoni, A Zucchelli, DL Vetrano… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background We evaluated whether frailty and multimorbidity predict in-hospital mortality in
patients with COVID-19 beyond chronological age. Method A total of 165 patients admitted …

[HTML][HTML] Age, frailty, and comorbidity as prognostic factors for short-term outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in geriatric care

S Hägg, J Jylhävä, Y Wang, H Xu, C Metzner… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives To analyze whether frailty and comorbidities are associated with in-hospital
mortality and discharge to home in older adults hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 …

Frailty is associated with in-hospital mortality in older hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands: the COVID-OLD study

LC Blomaard, CMJ van der Linden… - Age and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,
older patients had an increased risk of hospitalisation and death. Reports on the association …

Association of frailty with outcomes in individuals with COVID‐19: a living review and meta‐analysis

F Dumitrascu, KE Branje, ES Hladkowicz… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives Frailty leaves older adults vulnerable to adverse health
outcomes. Frailty assessment is recommended by multiple COVID‐19 guidelines to inform …