Reduced functional independence and multimorbidity increases the risk of severe infection among older patients with Omicron: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
Our results provide further scientific evidence on the association between FI, multimorbidity, and disease severity in older COVID-19 patients, contributing to future health decision-making for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
Authors
- Tianbo Hou
- Zibo Ning
- Shuwu Lin
- Yang Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8868-2928)
- Wen-Xu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4170-8676)
- Shuning Sun
- Rui Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7506-8438)
- Bu Li
- Runnian Huang
- Yunhua Di (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8098-932X)
- Wan Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5155-675X)
- Difei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1118-658X)
- Xin Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6028-2295)
- Xin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9024-7522)
- Xin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5406-4136)
- Yi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9976-518X)
- Qian Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3857-1602)
- Ru Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8744-4525)
- Xi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-1907)
- Yang Yang
Institutions
- Shenyang Medical College (CN)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- The Fourth People's Hospital (CN)
- Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College (CN)
- Shenyang Anorectal Hospital (CN)
- Chinese Institute for Brain Research (CN)
- China Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-05739-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- China Medical University
- Shengjing Hospital