Clinical-epidemiological profile and outcome of old people hospitalized for COVID-19

• Main Authors: Ticianne da Cunha Soares (Author), Aline Tavares Gomes (Author), Ana Larissa Gomes Machado (Author), Emídio Marques de Matos Neto (Author), Bruno Guedes Alcoforado Aguiar (Author), Maria Zélia de Araujo Madeira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Piauí, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 10.26694/reufpi.v12i1.3928; 2238-7234
• Keywords: Health profile; Health of old people; Coronavirus; COVID-19; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista de Enfermagem da UFPI, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2023)

Objective: to describe the clinical-epidemiological profile and outcome of old people hospitalized for COVID-19 at the University Hospital of Piauí. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional study was carried out with secondary data involving 137 medical records of old patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in the UH during the period from April to December 2020. Data were collected in August and September 2021. A form consisting of questions equivalent to the sociodemographic and epidemiological data of old patients was used. Data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software version 25. Results: It was observed that the "use of mechanical ventilation" (Odds Ratio: 35.96 [10.23-126.47]) and "type of hospitalization bed" (Odds Ratio: 9.40 [2.69-32.82]) were the variables that best explain the deaths being independent predictors for this outcome. There was a statistically significant association between the number of comorbidities (p=0.007), the presence of clinical manifestations (p=0.003), the number of clinical manifestations (p=0.003) and death. The shorter survival time was associated with ICU admission and use of mechanical ventilation (p=0.000). Conclusion: The results of the study show that the presence of risk factors for COVID-19, clinical manifestations of the disease, to be admitted to ICU beds, using MV and those who were older had worse outcomes.