DOI: 10.53524/lit.edt.978-65-995572-0-0/02
PALAVRAS CHAVE: Infecções por Coronavírus. Fragilidade. Assistência a Idosos. Idoso Fragilizado.
KEYWORDS: Coronavirus Infections. Frailty. Old Age Assistance. Frail Elderly.
ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: Understand the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on elderly people with clinical frailty. METHODS: The collection of bibliographic data was carried out in articles from the years 2020-2021, in the SciELO virtual library and in the PubMed and Academic Google databases, with the descriptors: Coronavirus Infection, Frailty, Assistance to the Elderly and Frail Elderly; and equivalents in English. 1007 articles were found, of which 30 met the inclusion criteria. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, elderly people considered fragile, that is, who have the so-called frailty syndrome, are more exposed to serious complications when infected with the new coronavirus. Recognizing the frailty syndrome is essential to identify elderly people with a higher risk of serious complications from the disease. Therefore, the frailty syndrome predisposes the elderly to more serious losses due to infection by Sars-Cov-2. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: It was found that the COVID-19 pandemic seriously impacts elderly people who are frail, and the condition has been associated with an increased risk of serious progression of the virus infection.
José Alexandre da Silva Junior
Juliana Nascimento da Silva
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