Transitions in Functional Status and Frailty Among Post-Hospitalized COVID-19 Oldest-Old Adults: An 18-Month Follow-Up Study
Rafael Saavedra-Palacios, Alejandro Álvarez-Bustos, Lucía Furones-Fernández, Ángel Chen-Chim, María Teresa Boimorto-Medina, Rebeca Martiño-Córdoba, Pedro Gil-Gregorio, Walter Sepúlveda-Loyola, Isabel Rodríguez-Sánchez · 2025
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Rafael Saavedra-Palacios and co-authors follow the oldest COVID-19 survivors for eighteen months after hospital discharge, in a 2025 study. The group held 233 patients aged eighty and over at a Spanish hospital, with an average age near eighty-six. The team checked daily function, walking, and frailty at one, twelve, and eighteen months, and sorted each person as steady, improved, or worse.
Worse frailty at the start and a longer hospital stay each raised the odds of slipping further. Age also shaped the paths patients took. The study maps how the frailest elders recover, stall, or decline long after the infection itself has passed. That map can help teams plan rehab and follow-up where it counts most.
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| CREATOR | Rafael Saavedra-Palacios, Alejandro Álvarez-Bustos, Lucía Furones-Fernández, Ángel Chen-Chim, María Teresa Boimorto-Medina, Rebeca Martiño-Córdoba, Pedro Gil-Gregorio, Walter Sepúlveda-Loyola, Isabel Rodríguez-Sánchez |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |