Background Frailty and multimorbidity have been suggested as risk factors for severe
COVID-19 disease. Aims We investigated, in the UK Biobank, whether frailty and …

Background Frailty has been associated with worse prognosis following COVID-19 infection.
While several studies have reported the association between frailty and COVID-19 mortality …

Abstract Background/Objectives Frailty has been linked to increased risk of COVID‐19
mortality, but evidence is mainly limited to hospitalized older individuals. This study aimed to …

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 …

Introduction Frailty has emerged as an important construct to support clinical decision-
making during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, doubts remain related to methodological …

Purpose Our aim was to quantify the mortality from COVID-19 and identify any interactions
with frailty and other demographic factors. Methods Hospitalised patients aged≥ 70 were …

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 …

Introduction Increased mortality has been demonstrated in older adults with coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the effect of frailty has been unclear. Methods This multi …

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

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 …