COVID-19 Signs and Symptom Clusters in Long-Term Care Facility Residents: Data from the GeroCovid Observational Study

Letter Geriatrics & Gerontology

Clinical Features of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Italian Long-Term Care Facilities: GeroCovid LTCFs Observational Study

Alba Malara et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION (2022)

Editorial Material Gerontology

Disentangling the impact of COVID-19 infection on clinical outcomes and preventive strategies in older persons: an Italian perspective

Angela Marie Abbatecola et al.

Summary: This article discusses the reports from different clinical settings in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic and emphasizes the importance of two large population-based prospective studies.

JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS (2022)

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Article Geriatrics & Gerontology

Management of Older Outpatients during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The GeroCovid Ambulatory Study

Pietro Gareri et al.

Summary: The GeroCovid Study aims to evaluate the impact of outpatient and home care services on patients with cognitive disorders. The study suggests that contacts through telephone and video consultations may help preserve the health status of patients, with most patients remaining stable overall but some experiencing behavioral changes and anxiety.

GERONTOLOGY (2022)

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Editorial Material Geriatrics & Gerontology

2020: The Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

John E. Morley

JOURNAL OF NUTRITION HEALTH & AGING (2021)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the health of geriatric patients: The European GeroCovid Observational Study

Caterina Trevisan et al.

Summary: The GeroCovid Observational study aims to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on older adults, with a focus on risk factors, clinical presentation, outcomes, and the pandemic's effect on neuropsychologic, functional, and physical health. As of September 16, 2020, 1618 cases have been recorded at 66 investigational sites across Italy, Spain, and Norway, with an average inclusion rate of 11.2 patients per day. The study will continue enrollment until December 31, 2020, with clinical follow-up ending on June 30, 2021, to optimize COVID-19 prevention and management strategies.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Infectious Diseases

Peculiar clinical presentation of COVID-19 and predictors of mortality in the elderly: A multicentre retrospective cohort study

D. F. Bavaro et al.

Summary: A retrospective study of COVID-19 patients over 65 years old found that elderly patients with high CFS scores often presented with extrapulmonary symptoms at admission, even in the absence of lung involvement. These findings suggest a correlation between high CFS scores and disease progression, predicting a higher risk of mortality.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2021)

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Article Geriatrics & Gerontology

COVID-19 disease trajectories among nursing home residents

Jennifer L. Carnahan et al.

Summary: This study described the disease course of nursing home residents infected with COVID-19, with common symptoms including fever, hypoxia, anorexia, and fatigue. Some residents experienced a rapidly progressive, fatal course.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY (2021)

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Article Immunology

An Outbreak of COVID-19 among mRNA-Vaccinated Nursing Home Residents

Fabrizio Faggiano et al.

Summary: An outbreak occurred among guests at a long-term care facility in Northern Italy, where most individuals were vaccinated with the BNT162b2 vaccine. The study found that the risk of infection and death was not associated with health status or vaccine status, but only with age.

VACCINES (2021)

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Article Geriatrics & Gerontology

Caring for nursing home residents with COVID-19: a hospital-at-nursing home intermediate care intervention

Enrico Benvenuti et al.

Summary: The study described an assistance model involving an intermediate care mobile medical specialist team (GIROT) aimed at delivering hospital-at-nursing home care to NH residents with COVID-19 in Florence, Italy. The intervention led to a significant decrease in hospitalization and lethality rates in NH residents with COVID-19 during the second wave of the pandemic.

AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH (2021)

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Review Virology