Risk factors for 30-day COVID-19 mortality among people living with dementia in Alberta, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People living with dementia (PLWD) were disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing high mortality rates in the initial waves. However, factors contributing to their increased risk of death following COVID-19 infection remain unclear. Given that PLWD are a heterogenous population with varying susceptibility to negative health outcomes, this study aimed to identify independent factors associated with 30-day COVID-19 mortality among PLWD and vulnerable subgroups of PLWD.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis using administrative data from March 1st 2020 to December 1st 2020, in Alberta, Canada. We examined the association between an outcome variable created to examine mortality in the 30-days following COVID-19 infection and fac

SUBMITTER: Goerzen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12482559 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature