A fuller picture of COVID-19 prognosis: the added value of vulnerability measures to predict mortality in hospitalised older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disproportionally affects older adults, the use of conventional triage tools in acute care settings ignores the key aspects of vulnerability.

Objective

This study aimed to determine the usefulness of adding a rapid vulnerability screening to an illness acuity tool to predict mortality in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.

Design

Cohort study.

Setting

Large university hospital dedicated to providing COVID-19 care.

Participants

Participants included are 1,428 consecutive inpatients aged ≥50 years.

Methods

Vulnerability was assessed using the modified version of PRO-AGE score (0-7; higher = worse), a validated and easy-to-administer tool that rates physical impairment, recent hospitalisation, acute

SUBMITTER: Aliberti MJR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7665299 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature