Functional decline, long term symptoms and course of frailty at 3-months follow-up in COVID-19 older survivors, a prospective observational cohort study

S Prampart, S Le Gentil, ML Bureau, C Macchi… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
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 …

Frailty and long-COVID: is COVID-19 responsible for a transition in frailty status among older adults who survived hospitalization for COVID-19?

MC Ferrara, C Zarcone, E Tassistro, P Rebora… - Aging clinical and …, 2023 - Springer
Background There is a paucity of knowledge about the effects of COronaVIrus Disease-19
(COVID-19) on long-term frailty development or progression over time. Aim This study aims …

Frailty and mortality in hospitalized older adults with COVID-19: retrospective observational study

R De Smet, B Mellaerts, H Vandewinckele… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine the association between frailty and short-term mortality in older
adults hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Design Retrospective single …

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 …

Long-term effects of hospitalization for COVID-19 on frailty and quality of life in older adults≥ 80 years

M Covino, A Russo, S Salini, G De Matteis… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Association between Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) and clinical presentation and outcomes in older inpatients with COVID-19

A Martí-Pastor, O Moreno-Perez, E Lobato-Martínez… - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Comparing associations between frailty and mortality in hospitalised older adults with or without COVID-19 infection: a retrospective observational study using …

RK Owen, SP Conroy, N Taub, W Jones… - Age and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The aim of this study was to describe outcomes in hospitalised older people
with different levels of frailty and COVID-19 infection. Methods We undertook a single-centre …

[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 …

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 …

Risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease and death in patients aged 70 and over: a retrospective observational cohort study

K Fagard, E Gielen, M Deschodt, E Devriendt… - Acta Clinica …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
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 …