Determinants of Cause-Specific mortality and loss of independence in older patients following hospitalization for COVID-19: the GeroCovid outcomes study

C Okoye, V Calsolaro, AM Calabrese, S Zotti… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hospitalization for acute SARS-CoV-2 infection confers an almost five-fold higher risk of post-
discharge, all-cause mortality compared to controls from the general population. A negative …

Health trajectories in older patients hospitalized for COVID-19: Results from the GeroCovid multicenter study

C Trevisan, F Tonarelli, A Zucchelli, I Parrotta… - Respiratory …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 has disproportionately affected older adults. Yet, healthcare
trajectories experienced by older persons hospitalized for COVID-19 have not been …

Patterns of comorbidity and in-hospital mortality in older patients with COVID-19 infection

M Mahmoud, L Carmisciano, L Tagliafico… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Older adults are more susceptible to severe COVID-19, with increased all-
cause mortality. This has been attributed to their multimorbidity and disability. However, it …

The prognostic role of functional dependency in older inpatients with COVID-19

G Plotnikov, E Waizman, I Tzur, A Yusupov, Y Shapira… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic infection with
substantial risk of death, especially in elderly persons. Information about the prognostic …

Long-term survival of older patients hospitalized for COVID-19. Do clinical characteristics upon admission matter?

M Chojnicki, A Neumann-Podczaska… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Older adults are particularly susceptible to COVID-19 in terms of both disease severity and
risk of death. To compare clinical differences between older COVID-19 hospitalized …

Factors associated with survival in older patients affected by COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study

ES Saifi, M Giorgi-Pierfranceschi, M Salvetti… - Archives of Gerontology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aim Mortality is high in Coronavirus disease 2019 patients with pre-existing comorbidities
and advanced age. Associated complications have added to the negative prognosis …

Health status in survivors older than 70 years after hospitalization with COVID-19: observational follow-up study at 3 months

P Carrillo-Garcia, B Garmendia-Prieto… - European geriatric …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To analyze factors associated with mortality at 3 months and readmissions,
functional and cognitive decline, anorexia and affective disorders in patients aged> 70 years …

Clinical presentation and outcomes of COVID-19 in older hospitalised patients assessed by the record-based multidimensional prognostic index, a cross-sectional …

AB Verholt, M Gregersen, N Gonzalez-Bofill… - European Geriatric …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Older people are the most frequently hospital admitted patients with COVID-19. We
aimed to describe the clinical presentation of COVID-19 among frail and nonfrail older …

[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 …

Predictors for development of critical illness amongst older adults with COVID-19: Beyond age to age-associated factors

JP Lim, KYH Low, NJJ Lin, CZQ Lim, SWX Ong… - Archives of gerontology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Older adults with COVID-19 have disproportionately higher rates of severe
disease and mortality. It is unclear whether this is attributable to age or attendant age …