Frailty is associated with in-hospital mortality in older hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands : the COVID-OLD study

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BACKGROUND: During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, older patients had an increased risk of hospitalisation and death. Reports on the association of frailty with poor outcome have been conflicting.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to investigate the independent association between frailty and in-hospital mortality in older hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands.

METHODS: This was a multicentre retrospective cohort study in 15 hospitals in the Netherlands, including all patients aged ≥70 years, who were hospitalised with clinically confirmed COVID-19 between February and May 2020. Data were collected on demographics, co-morbidity, disease severity and Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS). Primary outcome was in-hospital mortality.

RESULTS: A total of 1,376 patients were included (median age 78 years (interquartile range 74-84), 60% male). In total, 499 (38%) patients died during hospital admission. Parameters indicating presence of frailty (CFS 6-9) were associated with more co-morbidities, shorter symptom duration upon presentation (median 4 versus 7 days), lower oxygen demand and lower levels of C-reactive protein. In multivariable analyses, the CFS was independently associated with in-hospital mortality: compared with patients with CFS 1-3, patients with CFS 4-5 had a two times higher risk (odds ratio (OR) 2.0 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.3-3.0)) and patients with CFS 6-9 had a three times higher risk of in-hospital mortality (OR 2.8 (95% CI 1.8-4.3)).

CONCLUSIONS: The in-hospital mortality of older hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the Netherlands was 38%. Frailty was independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality, even though COVID-19 patients with frailty presented earlier to the hospital with less severe symptoms.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:50

Enthalten in:

Age and ageing - 50(2021), 3 vom: 05. Mai, Seite 631-640

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Blomaard, Laura C [VerfasserIn]
van der Linden, Carolien M J [VerfasserIn]
van der Bol, Jessica M [VerfasserIn]
Jansen, Steffy W M [VerfasserIn]
Polinder-Bos, Harmke A [VerfasserIn]
Willems, Hanna C [VerfasserIn]
Festen, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Barten, Dennis G [VerfasserIn]
Borgers, Anke J [VerfasserIn]
Bos, Jeannet C [VerfasserIn]
van den Bos, Frederiek [VerfasserIn]
de Brouwer, Esther J M [VerfasserIn]
van Deudekom, Floor J A [VerfasserIn]
van Dijk, Suzanne C [VerfasserIn]
Emmelot-Vonk, Mariëlle H [VerfasserIn]
Geels, Raya E S [VerfasserIn]
van de Glind, Esther M M [VerfasserIn]
de Groot, Bas [VerfasserIn]
Hempenius, Liesbeth [VerfasserIn]
Kamper, Ad M [VerfasserIn]
Kampschreur, Linda M [VerfasserIn]
de Koning, Marre M M [VerfasserIn]
Labots, Geert [VerfasserIn]
Looman, Roy [VerfasserIn]
Lucke, Jacinta A [VerfasserIn]
Maas, Huub A A M [VerfasserIn]
Mattace-Raso, Francesco U S [VerfasserIn]
El Moussaoui, Rachida [VerfasserIn]
van Munster, Barbara C [VerfasserIn]
van Nieuwkoop, Cees [VerfasserIn]
Oosterwijk, Leanne B L E [VerfasserIn]
Regtuijt, Marlies E M [VerfasserIn]
Robben, Sarah H M [VerfasserIn]
Ruiter, Rikje [VerfasserIn]
Salarbaks, Aisha M [VerfasserIn]
Schouten, Henrike J [VerfasserIn]
Smit, Orla M [VerfasserIn]
Smits, Rosalinde A L [VerfasserIn]
Spies, Petra E [VerfasserIn]
Vreeswijk, Ralph [VerfasserIn]
de Vries, Oscar J [VerfasserIn]
Wijngaarden, Marjolein A [VerfasserIn]
Wyers, Caroline E [VerfasserIn]
Mooijaart, Simon P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Clinical frailty scale
Frailty
Journal Article
Older adults
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 25.06.2021

Date Revised 02.11.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ageing/afab018

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325039593