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

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Francine Golghetto Casemiro¹  Fernanda Tamires de Souza Fernandes²  Marcos André de Souza Lima²  Rayssa Silva de Oliveira²  Ana Vitória Campos Gomes²  Vicente Paulo Alves²  Bruno Gedeon de Araujo²  Dario Gregori³ 

[1] Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 14040-902, Brazil;Stricto Sensu Graduate Program in Gerontology/Medicine, University Catholic of de Brasília, Taguatinga 71966-700, Brazil;Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Padova University, 35122 Padova, Italy;

关键词: SARS-CoV-2;    COVID-19;    non-communicable chronic diseases (NCCDs);    clinical features;    institutionalized or hospitalized elderly;    meta-analysis;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph18158008

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the factors associated with the mortality of elderly Italians diagnosed with coronavirus who resided in institutions or who were hospitalized because of the disease. Methods: A systematic review following the recommendations of The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) was carried out, utilizing the PEO strategy, i.e., Population, Exposure and Outcome. In this case, the population was the elderly aged over 65 years old, the exposure referred to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and the outcome was mortality. The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI/PubMed), Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE) and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) databases were used until 31 July 2020. Results: Five Italian studies were included in this meta-analysis, with the number of elderly people included 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 associated with the mortality of elderly Italian people diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 who lived in institutions or who were hospitalized because of the disease were evaluated. It was found that dementia, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and hypertension were the main diagnosed diseases for mortality in elderly people with COVID-19.

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