Functional Decline in COVID-19 Older Survivors Compared to Other Pneumonia Patients, a Case Control Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Among patients over 75 years, little is known about functional decline due to COVID-19. The aim of this study was to explore this functional decline, compare to other infectious pneumonia.

Design and setting

This case-control study included all COVID-19 patients hospitalized from March to December 2020 in Acute Geriatric Ward in Nantes University Hospital matched 1/1 with patients with pneumonia hospitalized in geriatric department between March 2017 and March 2019 (controls) on sex, age. Functional decline was assessed at 3 month follow up as it is routinely done after hospitalization in geriatric ward. We performed multivariable analyses to compare clinical outcomes between patients with COVID-19 vs controls.

Results

132 pairs were matched on age (mean: 8

SUBMITTER: Le Gentil S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9470507 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature