Risk of death in individuals hospitalized for COVID-19 with and without psychiatric disorders: an observational multicenter study in France.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior research suggests that psychiatric disorders could be linked to increased mortality among patients with COVID-19. However, whether all or specific psychiatric disorders are intrinsic risk factors of death in COVID-19, or whether these associations reflect the greater prevalence of medical risk factors in people with psychiatric disorders, has yet to be evaluated.

Methods

We performed an observational multicenter retrospective cohort study to examine the association between psychiatric disorders and mortality among patients hospitalized for laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 at 36 Greater Paris University hospitals.

Results

Of 15,168 adult patients, 857 (5.7%) had an ICD-10 diagnosis of psychiatric disorder. Over a mean follow-up of 14.6 days (SD=17.9), dea

SUBMITTER: Hoertel N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8730644 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature