Mortality Due to COVID-19 in the Elderly: Integrative Literature Review

Carvalho, Dayara de Nazaré Rosa de and Aguiar, Viviane Ferraz Ferreira de and Bendelaque, Dandara de Fátima Ribeiro and Neves, Lorena Nayara Alves and Sobrinho, Celice Ruanda Oliveira and Martins, Jaqueline Dantas Neres and Costa, Rafael Everton Assunção Ribeiro da and Souza, Susi dos Santos Barreto de and Pamplona, Mônica Custódia do Couto Abreu and Nascimento, Marcia Helena Machado and Sá, Antônia Margareth Moita and Feitosa, Elisa da Silva and Peixoto, Ivonete Vieira Pereira (2020) Mortality Due to COVID-19 in the Elderly: Integrative Literature Review. International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 41 (7). pp. 54-69. ISSN 2278-1005

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Abstract

Aims: Explore national and international literature about mortality in elderly caused by COVID-19.

Methodology: An integrative literature review was performed using the databases: Virtual Health Library (VHL), PubMed/Medline (National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health/Medical Literature Analyzes Sand Retrieval System Online) and Cochrane Library. The selection of articles occurred from the combination of the descriptors: “Coronavirus Infections”; “Aged” and “Mortality” mediated by the Boolean operator “AND”. After evaluating and synthesizing the articles, the data were analyzed using the IRaMuTeQ software, a program that is anchored in the R software.

Results: After analyzing the identification of textual domains and interpretation, 4 classes emerged: 1) The importance of tests for the control and good prognosis of infection in the elderly; 2) Predictors related to high mortality in the elderly; 3) Comorbidities associated with a high mortality rate; 4) The reasons for the transmission of the virus are more worrying in the elderly.

Conclusion: The elderly population presents different risks for mortality, an example of physiological changes such as immune senescence, critical, social and psychological factors and the presence of comorbidities.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Souths Book > Medical Science
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email support@southsbook.com
Date Deposited: 03 Apr 2023 09:15
Last Modified: 17 Jun 2024 07:26
URI: http://research.europeanlibrarypress.com/id/eprint/229

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