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January 5, 2021

Risk Factors Associated With All-Cause 30-Day Mortality in Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19

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A cohort study of 5,256 nursing home residents with COVID-19 found that increased age, male sex, and impaired cognitive and physical function were independent risk factors for all-cause 30-day mortality. Residents aged 80-84 years had 1.5-times the risk of death compared to those aged 75-79 years. Women were 31% less likely to die than men. Compared with cognitively intact residents, residents with moderate and severe cognitive impairment had 2.1-times and 2.8-times the risk of death. Compared with residents with no or limited impairment of physical function, those with moderate or severe impairment had 1.5-times and 1.6-times the risk of death.

Panagiotou et al. (Jan 4, 2021). Risk Factors Associated With All-Cause 30-Day Mortality in Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19. JAMA Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7968