July 1, 2020

The Effect of Frailty on Survival in Patients with COVID-19 (COPE): A Multicentre, European, Observational Cohort Study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• A large study of patients from the UK (10 hospitals) and Italy (1 hospital) found that a clinical frailty scale was a better predictor of COVID-19 disease outcomes among hospitalized patients than either age or comorbidity. The clinical frailty scale could inform decision making about medical care in adult patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19. 

Hewitt et al. (June 30, 2020). The Effect of Frailty on Survival in Patients with COVID-19 (COPE): A Multicentre, European, Observational Cohort Study. The Lancet Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30146-8