Relationship between the spread of COVID-19, social frailty, and depressive symptoms in patients with heart failure

In community-dwelling older people, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported to be associated with the development of frailty and depressive symptoms. We aimed to investigate whether the spread of COVID-19 is associated with the development of frailty in patients with heart failure (HF). The presence of the multi-domain of frailty in 257 patients with HF was assessed at hospital discharge. The spread of COVID-19 was significantly associated with the development of social frailty and depressive symptoms. Evaluation of these symptoms during hospitalization would support disease management and understanding of their social and psychological conditions.

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In patients with heart failure, the spread of COVID-19 is found to be associated with the development of social frailty and depressive symptoms. Evaluating these symptoms at hospital discharge can help in managing the disease and understanding the patients' social and psychological conditions.