Risk Factors for the Impairment of Ambulation in Older People Hospitalized with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Erika Christina Gouveia e Silva (), Ana Carolina Basso Schmitt, Caroline Gil de Godoy, Danielle Brancolini de Oliveira, Clarice Tanaka, Carlos Toufen, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de Carvalho, Celso R. F. Carvalho, Carolina Fu, Keith D. Hill and José Eduardo Pompeu
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Erika Christina Gouveia e Silva: Department of Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine—University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. R. Cipotanea, 51-Vila Butanta, São Paulo 05360-160, Brazil
Ana Carolina Basso Schmitt: Department of Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine—University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. R. Cipotanea, 51-Vila Butanta, São Paulo 05360-160, Brazil
Caroline Gil de Godoy: Department of Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine—University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. R. Cipotanea, 51-Vila Butanta, São Paulo 05360-160, Brazil
Danielle Brancolini de Oliveira: Department of Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine—University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. R. Cipotanea, 51-Vila Butanta, São Paulo 05360-160, Brazil
Clarice Tanaka: Department of Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine—University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. R. Cipotanea, 51-Vila Butanta, São Paulo 05360-160, Brazil
Carlos Toufen: Division of Pulmonology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine—University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Av. Dr. Eneas Carvalho de Aguiar, 44-Cerqueira Cesar, São Paulo 05403-900, Brazil
Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de Carvalho: Division of Pulmonology, Heart Institute (InCor), School of Medicine—University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Av. Dr. Eneas Carvalho de Aguiar, 44-Cerqueira Cesar, São Paulo 05403-900, Brazil
Celso R. F. Carvalho: Department of Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine—University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. R. Cipotanea, 51-Vila Butanta, São Paulo 05360-160, Brazil
Carolina Fu: Department of Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine—University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. R. Cipotanea, 51-Vila Butanta, São Paulo 05360-160, Brazil
Keith D. Hill: Rehabilitation Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3199, Australia
José Eduardo Pompeu: Department of Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine—University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. R. Cipotanea, 51-Vila Butanta, São Paulo 05360-160, Brazil

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 22, 1-10

Abstract: (1) Background: Some older people hospitalized with COVID-19 have experienced reduced ambulation capacity. However, the prevalence of the impairment of ambulation capacity still needs to be established. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of, and identify the risk factors associated with, the impairment of ambulation capacity at the point of hospital discharge for older people with COVID-19. (2) Methods: A retrospective cohort study. Included are those with an age > 60 years, of either sex, hospitalized due to COVID-19. Clinical data was collected from patients’ medical records. Ambulation capacity prior to COVID-19 infection was assessed through the patients’ reports from their relatives. Multiple logistic regressions were performed to identify the risk factors associated with the impairment of ambulation at hospital discharge. (3) Results: Data for 429 older people hospitalized with COVID-19 were randomly collected from the medical records. Among the 56.4% who were discharged, 57.9% had reduced ambulation capacity. Factors associated with reduced ambulation capacity at discharge were a hospital stay longer than 20 days (Odds Ratio (OR): 3.5) and dependent ambulation capacity prior to COVID-19 (Odds Ratio (OR): 11.3). (4) Conclusion: More than half of the older people who survived following hospitalization due to COVID-19 had reduced ambulation capacity at hospital discharge. Impaired ambulation prior to the infection and a longer hospital stay were risks factors for reduced ambulation capacity.

Keywords: COVID-19; functional status; hospitalization; older people (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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