Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in rapid reorganisations of hospital care. In our
hospital, the geriatrics team introduced the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) on the non-ICU …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

Objectives To assess the association of pre-morbid functional status [Barthel Index (BI)] and
frailty [modified Frailty Index (mFI)] with in-hospital mortality and a risk scoring system …

Background Aging is one of the most important prognostic factors increasing the risk of
clinical severity and mortality of COVID-19 infection. However, among patients over 75 …