Risk factors for hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 among frail community-dwelling elderly people: a retrospective cohort study

Risk factors for hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 among frail community-dwelling elderly people: a retrospective cohort study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Advanced age, multiple chronic diseases and frailty have been correlated with worse prognosis among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) inpatients. OBJECTIVE: To investigate potential risk factors for hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 among frail community-dwelling eld...

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Main Authors: Daniela Castelo Azevedo, Fernando César Menezes Assunção, Mônica Silva Monteiro de Castro, Estevão Alves Valle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2022-08-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Frail elderly
Hospitalization
COVID-19
Risk factors
Frailty
Older adults
Community-dwelling elderly
SARS-CoV-2 virus
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802022005020203&tlng=en

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