Frailty as a risk factor for post‐acute sequelae of COVID‐19 among US veterans during the Delta and Omicron waves

IS Hammel, DM Tosi, F Tang, H Pott… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Older populations have suffered the highest rates of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection
and associated complications, including Post‐Acute Sequelae of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection …

Caregiving for people with dementia or cognitive impairment during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review

J Chyu, P Cantu, N Mehta… - … and Geriatric Medicine, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major source of stress for informal caregivers for
people with dementia. Studies show the unique challenges caregivers face, such as social …

Atypical Presentation of COVID-19 in Older Adults: A Scoping Review.

J Tavares, D Figueiredo, L Passos… - … Journal of Public …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Background: COVID-19 has currently well-described signs and symptoms. However, older
adults often present with an atypical condition, which can confuse and delay diagnosis and …

Frailty trajectories in community‐dwelling older adults during COVID‐19 pandemic: The PRESTIGE study

A Pilotto, C Custodero, S Zora, S Poli… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Frailty has been recognized as potential surrogate of biological age and
relevant risk factor for COVID‐19 severity. Thus, it is important to explore the frailty …

Effectiveness and Satisfaction with Telemedicine in Geriatric Patients at High Risk of Fragility Fractures

C Ruggiero, IG Macchione, V Gemo… - Telemedicine and e …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Background: Telemedicine has increasingly widespread to improve the monitoring of
patients with chronic diseases. Secondary prevention of fragility fractures is an urgent matter …

Prevalencia y factores asociados a infección por SARS-CoV-2 en adultos mayores institucionalizados

N Buitrago-Gómez, J Zambrano-Urbano… - …, 2022 - revistas.unimagdalena.edu.co
El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la prevalencia de infección y los factores
asociados con la COVID-19 en una institución geriátrica de Cali, Colombia. Se trata de un …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of frailty on long-term survival in patients discharged alive from hospital after an ICU admission with COVID-19

A Subramaniam, RR Ling, D Pilcher - Critical Care and Resuscitation, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Though frailty is associated with mortality, its impact on long-term survival after an
ICU admission with COVID-19 is unclear. We aimed to investigate the association between …

Challenges of rapamycin repurposing as a potential therapeutic candidate for COVID-19: implications for skeletal muscle metabolic health in older persons

MJ Lees, N Hodson… - American Journal …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged as the
causative agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that has …

Bidirectional Relationships Between COVID-19 and Frailty in Older Adults

CL Kuo, PP Coll, GA Kuchel - Frailty: A Multidisciplinary Approach to …, 2024 - Springer
At the start of the pandemic, it became evident that older adults were most likely to develop
severe COVID-19 infection when exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Although chronological …

Geriatric syndromes and functions in older adults with COVID-19 hospitalized in sub-acute care: a multicenter study

A Morandi, N Gual, M Cesari, M Mota, V Buttò… - Aging Clinical and …, 2023 - Springer
Objective Alternatives to conventional acute hospitalizations have been particularly useful
during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known on the management and outcomes …