Functional decline in hospitalized older patients with coronavirus disease 2019: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to determine the frequency of functional decline and to identify the factors related to a greater risk of functional decline among hospitalized older patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods

We reviewed the medical records of patients aged over 65 years who were admitted to a tertiary care hospital for COVID-19 over 1 year from February 2020. We evaluated the proportion of functional decline, which was defined as a decrease in the Barthel Index score from before the onset of COVID-19 to discharge. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the associations between the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients at admission and a greater risk of functional decline. Two sensitivity analyses with

SUBMITTER: Hosoda T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8586826 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature