Prevalence of multiple risk factors for poor outcomes associated with COVID-19 among an elderly Australian population
| العنوان: | Prevalence of multiple risk factors for poor outcomes associated with COVID-19 among an elderly Australian population |
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| المؤلفون: | John D. Barratt, André Queiroz de Andrade, V. T. Le Blanc, Elizabeth E. Roughead, L M Kalisch Ellett, Nicole L. Pratt |
| المساهمون: | Pratt, NL, Kalisch Ellett, LM, Andrade, AQ, Le Blanc, VT, Barratt, J, Roughead, EE |
| المصدر: | Australian Journal of General Practice. 50:84-89 |
| بيانات النشر: | The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), prevalence, Population, MEDLINE, Multiple risk factors, Risk Factors, Environmental health, Pandemic, Prevalence, Homes for the Aged, Humans, risk factors, Medicine, Risk factor, education, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, independent living, education.field_of_study, homes for the aged, SARS-CoV-2, business.industry, Australia, COVID-19, aged, Australian population, Harm, Chronic Disease, Female, Independent Living, Family Practice, business, chronic disease |
| الوصف: | Refereed/Peer-reviewed Background and objective: Increasing age, male sex and various chronic conditions have been identified as important risk factors for poor outcomes from COVID-19. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of risk factors for poor outcomes due to COVID-19 infection in an older population. Methods: The proportion of the population with one or more risk factors and the prevalence of individual risk factors and multiple risk factors were calculated among Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) clients aged >= 70 years. Results: There were 103,422 DVA clients included. Of these, 79% in the community and 82% in residential aged care had at least one risk factor for poor outcomes from COVID-19. Hypertension was most prevalent, followed by chronic heart and airways disease. Over half had >= 2 risk factors, and one in five had >= 3 risk factors across multiple body systems. Discussion: A substantial proportion of older Australians are at risk of poor outcomes from COVID-19 because of their multimorbid risk profile. These patients should be prioritised for proactive monitoring to avoid unintentional harm due to potential omission of care during the pandemic. |
| تدمد: | 2208-7958 2208-794X |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::f8d1229c217ad14fbcc2c3059b661724 https://doi.org/10.31128/ajgp-07-20-5546 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....f8d1229c217ad14fbcc2c3059b661724 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 22087958 2208794X |
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