Factors associated with Covid-19 morbidity and mortality in the elderly: scoping review / Fatores associados a morbimortalidade por covid-19 em idosos: revisão de escopo

• Autor(a) principal: Leite, Maria Amanda Pereira
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Cavalcanti, Larissa dos Santos, Nova, Felícia Augusta de Lima Vila, Pereira, Renata Rabelo, Lima, Iana Sâmella Alcântara de, Pontes, Maria de Lourdes de Farias
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online
• Texto Completo: https://seer.unirio.br/cuidadofundamental/article/view/11880
• topic: idoso; covid-19; Indicadores de morbimortalidade

Objective: to identify the scientific evidence on the factors that are associated with morbidity and mortality from covid-19 in the elderly Methods: this is a scope review, carried out from a search in five databases/libraries. To guide the preparation of this study, the recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute were followed. The PCC strategy was used to elaborate the following guiding question: what factors are associated with morbidity and mortality from covid-19 in the elderly? 38 articles were included in the final sample. Results: the presence of comorbidities, especially cardiovascular and endocrine diseases; advanced age; male; laboratory alterations, among other factors, may be predictive of worse clinical outcomes. Conclusion: the elderly population was one of the most affected by the pandemic and some factors corroborate a worse prognosis. DESCRIPTORS: Aged; COVID-19; Indicators of Morbidity and Mortality; Review.