Keevil Victoria L, Osuafor Christopher N, Mackett Alistair J, Biram Richard
Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Geriatrics (Basel). 2020 Nov 14;5(4):92. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics5040092.
Emerging evidence from studies of older adults hospitalised with COVID-19 suggests that there is a high prevalence of frailty in this patient group. We reflect on the measurement of frailty in older patients hospitalized as an emergency and the translation of frailty from a research to a clinical concept. We consider whether, despite the contemporary challenges in the care of older adults as a result of COVID-19, there are opportunities for care quality improvement during a pandemic.
对因感染新冠病毒而住院的老年人的研究中出现的新证据表明,该患者群体中虚弱的患病率很高。我们思考了作为急诊住院的老年患者中虚弱的测量方法,以及虚弱从研究概念转化为临床概念的过程。我们考虑,尽管由于新冠病毒,老年人护理面临当代挑战,但在大流行期间是否有改善护理质量的机会。