COVID-19 has hit nursing homes hard

AIM: In many countries nursing home populations have accounted for half of all deaths during the first wave of COVID-19. FINDINGS: Infection and risk of death are not the only risks related to COVID-19. The lockdown causes risks of cognitive decline, depression, anxiety, frailty and disabilities. ME...

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Autor principal: Pitkälä, Kaisu H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7532929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33011911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41999-020-00411-1
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description AIM: In many countries nursing home populations have accounted for half of all deaths during the first wave of COVID-19. FINDINGS: Infection and risk of death are not the only risks related to COVID-19. The lockdown causes risks of cognitive decline, depression, anxiety, frailty and disabilities. MESSAGE: The risks of prolonged isolation should be weighted against the COVID-19 risks.
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spelling pubmed-75329292020-10-05 COVID-19 has hit nursing homes hard Pitkälä, Kaisu H. Eur Geriatr Med Editorial AIM: In many countries nursing home populations have accounted for half of all deaths during the first wave of COVID-19. FINDINGS: Infection and risk of death are not the only risks related to COVID-19. The lockdown causes risks of cognitive decline, depression, anxiety, frailty and disabilities. MESSAGE: The risks of prolonged isolation should be weighted against the COVID-19 risks. Springer International Publishing 2020-10-03 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7532929/ /pubmed/33011911 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41999-020-00411-1 Text en © European Geriatric Medicine Society 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7532929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33011911
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