{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10"],"submitter":["Rajlic G"],"pubmed_abstract":["The most adverse outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic include high post-infection mortality among long-term care (LTC) home residents. Research about mortality over a longer period after contracting COVID-19 and in different pandemic years is limited. In the current study, we examined outcomes for 1,596 LTC residents from the day of a positive COVID-19 test until January 31, 2023. We reported all-cause mortality 30 days after contracting COVID-19 and monthly throughout the follow-up, up to 35 months after the pandemic start. We also examined mortality among 2,724 residents residing in the same LTC homes, with no history of COVID-19 during the same period. The results underscored a large number of deaths in the first month post-infection, with 30-day mortality substantially decreasing over the years-from 28% (95% CI [24.3, 31.8]) among residents contracting COVID-19 in 2020, to 8.3% (95% CI [7.4, 9.2]) in the 2022 cohort. Observed over longer periods, monthly mortality among residents with a COVID-19 history was similar to mortality in the No-COVID residents, and no evidence was found of increased mortality risk in the COVID group beyond the first post-infection month. We discuss mortality in LTC during the pandemic and a continuing need to reduce mortality in the acute phase of COVID-19."],"journal":["Gerontology & geriatric medicine"],"pagination":["23337214241291739"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11528656"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["A Longitudinal Examination of Post-COVID-19 Mortality in Residents in Long-Term Care Homes."],"pmcid":["PMC11528656"],"pubmed_authors":["Rajlic G","Mithani A","Sorensen JM"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"A Longitudinal Examination of Post-COVID-19 Mortality in Residents in Long-Term Care Homes.","description":"The most adverse outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic include high post-infection mortality among long-term care (LTC) home residents. Research about mortality over a longer period after contracting COVID-19 and in different pandemic years is limited. In the current study, we examined outcomes for 1,596 LTC residents from the day of a positive COVID-19 test until January 31, 2023. We reported all-cause mortality 30 days after contracting COVID-19 and monthly throughout the follow-up, up to 35 months after the pandemic start. We also examined mortality among 2,724 residents residing in the same LTC homes, with no history of COVID-19 during the same period. The results underscored a large number of deaths in the first month post-infection, with 30-day mortality substantially decreasing over the years-from 28% (95% CI [24.3, 31.8]) among residents contracting COVID-19 in 2020, to 8.3% (95% CI [7.4, 9.2]) in the 2022 cohort. Observed over longer periods, monthly mortality among residents with a COVID-19 history was similar to mortality in the No-COVID residents, and no evidence was found of increased mortality risk in the COVID group beyond the first post-infection month. We discuss mortality in LTC during the pandemic and a continuing need to reduce mortality in the acute phase of COVID-19.","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Jan-Dec","modification":"2025-04-26T16:55:54.269Z","creation":"2025-04-06T15:24:13.028Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11528656","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39494316"],"doi":["10.1177/23337214241291739"]}}