Frailty in Elderly Patients with Covid-19: A Narrative Review.

Sara SaliniAndrea RussoGiuseppe De MatteisAndrea PiccioniDavide Della PollaLuigi CarboneChristian BarillaroFrancesco LandiFrancesco FranceschiMarcello Covino

Published in: Gerontology & geriatric medicine (2022)

Data emerging from the studies indicate that older COVID-19 patients with a frailty condition have an increased risk of mortality compared with non-frail patients, and this association is independent of other clinical and demographic factors. A frailty evaluation is required to help clinicians to better stratify the overall risk of death for older patients with COVID-19.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
middle aged
ejection fraction
sars cov
palliative care
physical activity
type diabetes
electronic health record
cardiovascular events
machine learning
patient reported outcomes
clinical evaluation