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Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit
Published on: September 30, 2020
Health status in survivors older than 70 years after hospitalization with COVID-19: observational follow-up study at
Pamela Carrillo-Garcia1, Blanca Garmendia-Prieto2, Giovanna Cristofori2
1Department of Geriatric, Hospital Central de la Cruz Roja, San José y Santa Adela, Avenida Reina Victoria 26, 28003, Madrid, Spain. cpamela312@hotmail.com.
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 surviving after hospital admission for SARS-CoV-2.
Methods:
Patients aged > 70 years, discharged after hospitalization with COVID-19.
Outcome Variables:
mortality, readmissions, functional and cognitive impairment, anorexia and mood disorder.
Results:
165 cases at 3 months after hospital discharge, 8.5% died and 20% required at least one hospital readmission. The presence of severe dependence at discharge (BI < 40) was associated at 3 months with a higher risk of mortality (OR 5.08; 95% CI 1.53-16.91) and readmissions (OR 4.53; 95% CI 1.96-10.49). The post-hospitalization functional deterioration was associated with persistence of deterioration at 3 months (OR 24.57; 95% CI 9.24-65.39), cognitive deterioration (OR 2.32; 95% CI 1.03-5.25) and affective (OR 4.40; 95% CI 1.84-10.55) CONCLUSIONS: Loss function in older people after hospitalization by COVID-19 may contribute to identify patients with a higher risk of sequelae in the short term that require closer follow-up.
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