Factors Associated with Mortality Among Elderly People in the COVID-19 Pandemic (SARS-CoV-2): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Abstract: The objective of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the factors associated with mortality of elderly Italians diagnosed with the new coronavirus who resided in institutions or who were hospitalized as a result of the disease. Methods: A systematic review following the recommenda-tions of The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), where the PEO strategy was utilized - Population, Exposure and Outcome. P, being the elderly over 65 years old. E, the SARS-CoV_2 pandemic. O, mortality. The NCBI / PubMed, LILACS, EMBASE and CINAHL databases were used until July 31, 2020.; Results: Five Italian studies were included in the meta-analysis, with the number of elderly people varying between 18 and 1591 patients. The main morbidities presented by the elderly in the studies were: dementia, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and hypertension. Conclusions: The factors as-sociated with the mortality of elderly Italian people diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 who lived in in-stitutions or who were hospitalized because of the disease were evaluated. It was found that de-mentia, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and hypertension are the main the main diagnosed dis-eases for mortality in elderly people with Covid-19..

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Preprint

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2021

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2021

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Preprints.org - (2021) vom: 03. Aug. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2021

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Englisch

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Alves, Vicente [VerfasserIn]
Casemiro, Francine [VerfasserIn]
Araujo, Bruno [VerfasserIn]
Lima, Marcos [VerfasserIn]
Oliveira, Rayssa [VerfasserIn]
Fernandes, Fernanda [VerfasserIn]
Gomes, Ana Vitória [VerfasserIn]
Gregori, Dario [VerfasserIn]

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Medicine & Pharmacology

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10.20944/preprints202102.0319.v2

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