Clinical Presentation of COVID19 in Dementia Patients

Objective No studies analyzing the role of dementia as a risk factor for mortality in patients affected by COVID-19. We assessed the prevalence, clinical presentation and outcomes of dementia among subjects hospitalized for COVID19 infection. Design Retrospective study. Setting COVID wards in Acute...

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Published in:The Journal of nutrition, health & aging health & aging, 2020-06, Vol.24 (6), p.560-562
Main Authors: Bianchetti, Angelo, Rozzini, R., Guerini, F., Boffelli, S., Ranieri, P., Minelli, G., Bianchetti, L., Trabucchi, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - complications
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Dementia
Dementia - complications
Dementia - epidemiology
Female
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Humans
Infections
Italy - epidemiology
Logistic Models
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Mortality
Neurosciences
Nutrition
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - complications
Prevalence
Primary Care Medicine
Quality of Life Research
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:Objective No studies analyzing the role of dementia as a risk factor for mortality in patients affected by COVID-19. We assessed the prevalence, clinical presentation and outcomes of dementia among subjects hospitalized for COVID19 infection. Design Retrospective study. Setting COVID wards in Acute Hospital in Brescia province, Northern Italy. Participants We used data from 627 subjects admitted to Acute Medical wards with COVID 19 pneumonia. Measurements Clinical records of each patients admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of COVID19 infection were retrospectively analyzed. Diagnosis of dementia, modalities of onset of the COVID-19 infection, symptoms of presentation at the hospital and outcomes were recorded. Results Dementia was diagnosed in 82 patients (13.1%). The mortality rate was 62.2% (51/82) among patients affected by dementia compared to 26.2% (143/545) in subjects without dementia (p
ISSN:1279-7707
1760-4788
DOI:10.1007/s12603-020-1389-1