Background Older adults at a higher risk of adverse outcomes and mortality if they get
infected with Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). These …

Older people have paid a huge toll in terms of mortality during the coronavirus disease-19
(COVID-19) pandemic. Frailty may have contributed to the vulnerability of older people to …

Frailty is a state of vulnerability to stressors because of a decreased physiological reserve,
resulting in poor health outcomes. This state is related to chronic conditions, many of which …

Background: COVID-19 continues to present challenges in the care of older adults with
frailty and/or comorbidities and very old patients, who can be hospitalized with severe …

Purpose To describe the clinical features of COVID-19 in older adults, and relate these to
outcomes. Methods A cohort study of 217 individuals (median age 80, IQR 74–85 years; …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Background Although frailty has been associated with atypical manifestations of infections,
little is known about COVID-19 presentations in hospitalized frail patients. We aimed to …

Objectives To determine the association between frailty and short-term mortality in older
adults hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Design Retrospective single …