Post‐Discharge <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 Symptoms Predict 1‐Year Functional Decline, Falls, and Emergency Department Visits: A Cohort Study
Persistent symptoms after hospitalization are common and contribute to functional decline, falls, and ED visits in older COVID-19 survivors. These findings suggest that greater attention to symptom burden may support risk identification and improve post-discharge care planning.
Authors
- Márlon Juliano Romero Aliberti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7467-1745)
- Eduardo Ferriolli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5028-2451)
- Thiago Junqueira Avelino‐Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9347-0519)
- Leandro Utino Taniguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4384-0408)
- Cláudia Kimie Suemoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5942-4778)
- Murilo Bacchini Dias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9415-709X)
- Wilson Jacob Filho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2290-4492)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Hospital Sírio-Libanês (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19490
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.17
Funders
- Alzheimer's Association
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- National Institute on Aging