Background: COVID-19 [1] is a new infectious disease that has been declared by WHO [2]
as a public health emergency worldwide due to its rapid spread to China and then to other …

This observational study aims to depict the impact of gender and socio-economic issues on
the health status of Italian Orthopaedic patients during the COVID-19 lockdown. An Ad Hoc …

Introduction We explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prevalence of mental
health problems in the elderly population in retirement communities in Florida. Older adults …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented restrictions on public and
private life. The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease and is considered
more dangerous than seasonal influenza, with a higher case fatality rate. 1 As time goes on …

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 …

Background: The COVID-19 outbreak spread worldwide in a rapid and unpredicted scale in
the beginning of 2020. During the height of the pandemic, the US Centers for Medicare and …

Objective We aimed to determine the effects of the pandemic on the inpatients in the
geriatric unit by comparing the demographic and clinical characteristics, reasons for …

Introduction Older adults are at an increased risk of contracting illnesses during outbreaks
such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, they have greater vulnerability to negative …

Background: Older patients are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection and
associated mortality. There are limited data evaluating the outcome of older patients with hip …