Health and sociodemographic determinants of excess mortality in Spanish nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a  2-year prospective longitudinal study

CONCLUSION: Almost half of this sample of nursing home residents died in the 2‑year period, and one fifth were attributed to COVID-19. Functional impairment was a risk factor for overall mortality and COVID-19 mortality, independent of age and risk of sarcopenia.PMID:38625391 | DOI:10.1007/s00391-024-02294-4

Source: Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Anna Escrib à-Salvans Javier Jerez-Roig Pau Farr és-Godayol Dyego Leandro Bezerra de Souza Dawn A Skelton Eduard Minobes-Molina Source Type: research