Implications of Frailty in COVID-19

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As the global coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus 2 continues to cause higher mortality and hospitalization rates among older adults, strategies such as frailty screening have been suggested for resource allocation and clinical management. Frailty is a physiologic condition characterized by a decreased reserve to stressors and is associated with disability, hospitalization, and death. Measuring frailty can be a useful tool to determine the risk and prognosis of COVID-19 patients in the acute setting, and to provide higher quality of care for vulnerable individuals in the outpatient setting. A literature review was conducted to examine current research regarding frailty and COVID-19. Frailty can inform holistic care of COVID-19 patients, and further investigation is needed to elucidate how measuring frailty should guide treatment and prevention of COVID-19.

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CommentIn: Cardiol Rev. 2021 Nov-Dec 01;29(6):281-282. - PMID 34380945

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Cardiology in review - 29(2021), 6 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 285-288

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Curtis [VerfasserIn]
Frishman, William H [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 11.10.2021

Date Revised 03.09.2023

published: Print

CommentIn: Cardiol Rev. 2021 Nov-Dec 01;29(6):281-282. - PMID 34380945

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/CRD.0000000000000409

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NLM328371408