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ArticleIrish journal of medical science2024

Long-term outcomes of older adults with acute COVID-19 following inpatient geriatric rehabilitation: a prospective cohort study from the Republic of Ireland.

Aoife Mccarthy, Katie Robinson, Frances Dockery, Kara McLoughlin, Margaret O'Connor, Antonella Milos, Gillian Corey, Leonora Carey, Fiona Steed, Miriam Haaksma and 3 more

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13 authors.

Aoife MccarthySchool of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Health Research Institute and Ageing Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. aoife.m.mccarthy@ul.ie.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-5963-2174
Katie RobinsonSchool of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Health Research Institute and Ageing Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Frances DockeryDepartment of Geriatric and Stroke Medicine, and Integrated Care Team for Older People North Dublin, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Kara McLoughlinSchool of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Health Research Institute and Ageing Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Margaret O'ConnorDepartment of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Antonella MilosUL Hospitals Group, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Gillian CoreyUL Hospitals Group, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Leonora CareyUL Hospitals Group, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Fiona SteedDepartment of Health, Baggot Street, Dublin, Ireland.
Miriam HaaksmaCoordinator EU-COGER Study, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Aoife WhistonSchool of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Health Research Institute and Ageing Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Audrey TierneySchool of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Health Research Institute and Ageing Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Rose GalvinSchool of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Health Research Institute and Ageing Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.

Funding

Leiden Empowerment Fund LEF2106-2-47ZonMw grant grant number 640001003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is a paucity of research reporting the long-term outcomes of older adults who have completed geriatric rehabilitation following COVID-19.

aimThe primary aim of this study is to describe the long-term functional outcomes of a cohort of older adults with acute COVID-19 who have completed inpatient geriatric rehabilitation.

methodsThis is a subgroup analysis of Irish data from a pan-European prospective cohort study. Functional ability, patient reported symptoms, and quality of life were measured using the Barthel index, the COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Screen, and the EQ-5D-5L, respectively.

resultsThirty patients enrolled in the study. The rate of mortality was 23.3% at 6 months after discharge from rehabilitation. Patients achieved a return to pre-admission functional ability but reported a significant increase in patient reported symptoms and their quality of life did not return to pre-admission levels when assessed at 6 months after discharge from rehabilitation.

conclusionsMultidisciplinary rehabilitation for older adults with acute COVID-19 infection can assist patients to return to their premorbid functional ability. On discharge from rehabilitation, ongoing follow-up of older adults is recommended to assist them to negotiate and manage ongoing symptomatology such as breathlessness or fatigue.

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COVID-19Quality of LifeAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansInpatientsIrelandMaleProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2COVID-19InpatientsPatient reported outcome measuresRehabilitation

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