COVID-19 clinical outcomes by patient disability status: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with disabilities might experience worse clinical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection, but evidence is limited.

Objective

To investigate if people with disabilities requiring assistance are more likely to experience severe COVID-19 or death.

Methods

Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Precision Medicine Analytics Platform Registry (JH-CROWN) included 6494 adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and admitted between March 4, 2020-October 29, 2021. Severe COVID-19 and death were defined using the occurrence and timing of clinical events. Assistive needs due to disabilities were reported by patients or their proxies upon admission. Multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine the associations between disability status and sev

SUBMITTER: Deal JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9834120 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature