Clinical frailty scale as a point of care prognostic indicator of mortality in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has resulted in the largest pandemic experienced since 1918, accounting for over 2 million deaths globally. Frail and older people are at the highest risk of mortality. The main objective of the present research was to quantify the impact of clinical frailty scale (CFS) by increasing severity of frailty and to identify other personal prognostic factors associated with increased mortality from COVID-19.

Methods

This study offers a contemporary systematic review and meta-analysis to analyse the stratified mortality risk by increasing CFS sub-categories (1-3, 4-5 and 6-9). Databases searched included EMBASE, MEDLINE, CAB Abstracts, PsychInfo, and Web of Science with end-search restriction the 18th December 2020. Publications identified via MedRevix were foll

SUBMITTER: Kastora S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8141355 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature