COVID-19 hospital mortality is higher among older patients through as yet little-known
factors. We aimed to assess the effect of frailty (FR), oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) and …

Older age and frailty are predictors of adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19. In
emergency medicine, patients do not present with the diagnosis, but with suspicion of …

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 …

Background Frailty is a physiological condition characterized by a decreased reserve to
stressors. In patients with COVID-19, frailty is a risk factor for in-hospital mortality. The aim of …

In patients with COVID-19, frailty has been shown to better predict outcomes than age alone.
We investigated factors associated with mechanical ventilation (MV) during hospitalization …

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effects of frailty and the perceived quality of life
(QOL) on the long-term survival (at least 1 year) of patients≥ 80 years hospitalized for …

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 …

Background Frailty, determined by the Canadian Study of Health and Aging-Clinical Frailty
Scale (CFS), is strongly associated with clinical outcomes including mortality in patients with …

Background Diagnosis and screening of frailty, a condition characterized by an increased
vulnerability to adverse outcomes of COVID-19, has emerged as an essential clinical tool …

Background Older people hospitalized for COVID-19 are at highest risk of death. Frailty
Assessment can detect heterogeneity in risk among people of the same chronological age …