COVID-19 mortality risk factors in older people in a long-term care center

E Heras, P Garibaldi, M Boix, O Valero… - European geriatric …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Despite high rates of COVID-19 infection and increased related mortality have
been reported among older adults admitted in long-term care facilities, a limited amount of …

Clinical characteristics, frailty, and mortality of residents with COVID-19 in nursing homes of a region of Madrid

R Bielza, J Sanz, F Zambrana, E Arias… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To describe the clinical characteristics, 30-day mortality, and associated factors of
patients living in nursing homes (NH) with COVID-19, from March 20 to June 1, 2020 …

Older age and frailty are the chief predictors of mortality in COVID-19 patients admitted to an acute medical unit in a secondary care setting-a cohort study

R Chinnadurai, O Ogedengbe, P Agarwal… - BMC geriatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background There is a need for more observational studies across different clinical settings
to better understand the epidemiology of the novel COVID-19 infection. Evidence on clinical …

Factors associated with hospital admission and severe outcomes for older patients with COVID‐19

J Kim, C Blaum, R Ferris, M Arcila‐Mesa… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Morbidity and death due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) experienced
by older adults in nursing homes have been well described, but COVID‐19's impact on …

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of 821 older patients with SARS-Cov-2 infection admitted to acute care geriatric wards: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

L Zerah, E Baudouin, M Pepin, M Mary… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background There is limited information describing the characteristics and outcomes of
hospitalized older patients with confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Method …

Clinical presentation and mortality in hospitalized patients aged 80+ years with COVID-19–a retrospective cohort study

LK Karlsson, LH Jakobsen, L Hollensberg, J Ryg… - Archives of gerontology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19, caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), has great health implications in older patients, including high mortality. In …

COVID‐19 in older adults: a series of 76 patients aged 85 years and older with COVID‐19

A Vrillon, C Hourregue, J Azuar… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Clinical presentation and risk factors of death in COVID‐19 in oldest adults
have not been well characterized. OBJECTIVES To describe clinical features and outcome …

The interplay between infection risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 and mortality: a cross-sectional study from a cohort of long-term care nursing home residents

L Soldevila, N Prat, MÀ Mas, M Massot, R Miralles… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Covid-19 pandemic has particularly affected older people living in Long-term
Care settings in terms of infection and mortality. Methods We carried out a cross-sectional …

COVID‐19 presents high risk to older persons

WB Applegate, JG Ouslander - Journal of the American Geriatrics …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The worldwide spread of COVID-19 is alarming to all of us and has created an enormous
public health and clinical crisis. Emerging data indicate that COVID-19 is a particular risk for …

Clinical course and prognostic factors of COVID-19 infection in an elderly hospitalized population

JM Mostaza, F Garcia-Iglesias… - Archives of gerontology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Older subjects have a higher risk of COVID-19 infection and a greater mortality.
However, there is a lack of studies evaluating the characteristics of this infection at advanced …