Use of the Barthel Index to Assess Activities of Daily Living before and after SARS-COVID 19 Infection of Institutionalized Nursing Home Patients

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the activities of daily living (ADLs) using the Barthel Index before and after infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and also to determine whether or not the results varied according to gender. The ADLs of 68 cohabiting geriatric patients, 34 men and 34 women, in two nursing homes were measured before and after SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)) infection. COVID-19 infection was found to affect the performance of ADLs in institutionalized elderly in nursing homes, especially in the more elderly subjects, regardless of sex. The COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to having claimed many victims, especially in the elderly population, has led to a reduction in the abilities of these people to perform their ADLs and caused considerable worsening of their quality of life even after recovering from the disease..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - 18(2021), 7258, p 7258

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bibiana Trevissón-Redondo [VerfasserIn]
Daniel López-López [VerfasserIn]
Eduardo Pérez-Boal [VerfasserIn]
Pilar Marqués-Sánchez [VerfasserIn]
Cristina Liébana-Presa [VerfasserIn]
Emmanuel Navarro-Flores [VerfasserIn]
Raquel Jiménez-Fernández [VerfasserIn]
Inmaculada Corral-Liria [VerfasserIn]
Marta Losa-Iglesias [VerfasserIn]
Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Activities of daily living
Barthel index
Medicine
R
SARS-CoV-2

doi:

10.3390/ijerph18147258

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ002500523