Coronavirus Infection
Conditions
Keywords
Covid-19, early gerontologic healthcare
Brief summary
Since the last 3 months the world copes with the novel coronavirus disease : Covid-19 emerged in China in the end of 2019. WHO declared the pandemic situation as a Public Health Emergency around the world on January 2020. Firsts studies emphasized on higher risk to older adults to experience serious health consequences : hospitalizations and mortality, due to multimorbidity and multimedication. Nursing home resident are particulary frailer and vulnerable.
Interventions
OTHERtelehealth applications
telehealth applications during 30 days/patient
Sponsors
University Hospital, Limoges
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Prospective cohort study (here and elsewhere)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
75 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Nursing home resident with Covid disease RT-PCR or Chest CT or rapid test * Nursing home resident with Covid-19 disease symptoms : * fever * cough * dyspnea * SPO2\<95% in ambient air (or \<91% in COPD patient) * Diarrhea * Fall or balance disorder * Confusion
Exclusion criteria
* Age \< 75 years * Patient in respiratory distress * No consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Impact of Gerontological telemonitoring on healthcare management for older adults living in Nursing Homes with symptoms of confirmed or probable COVID-19 disease (Death within 30 days). | day 30 |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed