Limited incremental predictive value of the frailty index and other vulnerability measures from routine care data for mortality risk prediction in older patients with COVID-19 in primary care

Limited incremental predictive value of the frailty index and other vulnerability measures from routine care data for mortality risk prediction in older patients with COVID-19 in primary care

Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, older patients in primary care were triaged based on their frailty or assumed vulnerability for poor outcomes, while evidence on the prognostic value of vulnerability measures in COVID-19 patients in primary care was lacking. Still, knowledge on the...

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Main Authors: Hannah M. la Roi-Teeuw, Kim Luijken, Marieke T. Blom, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Simon P. Mooijaart, Harmke A. Polinder-Bos, Maarten van Smeden, Geert-Jan Geersing, Carline J. van den Dries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Primary Care
Subjects:
Frailty
Vulnerability
COVID-19
Older people
Prognosis research
Primary care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02308-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02308-5

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