2-year Mortality After COVID-19 in Nursing Home Residents

COVID-19 Infection and 2-year Mortality in Nursing Home Residents Who Survived the First Wave of the Pandemic

This was a retrospective study conducted in three Nursing Homes (NHs). Residents who had survived the 1st CoPW (March to May 2020) were included. The diagnosis of COVID-19 was based on the results of a positive reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction test. The collected data also included age, sex, length of residence in the NH, disability status, legal guardianship status, nutritional status, need for texture-modified food, hospitalization or Emergency Department visits during lockdown and SARS-COV2 vaccination status during the follow-up. Non-adjusted and adjusted Cox models were used to analyse factors associated with 2-year post-1stCoPW mortality.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Living in one of the Nursing Homes during the fiorst COVID-19 pandemic wave
• Having survived the first pandemic wave

Exclusion Criteria:

• Residents who died during the first pandemic wave
• Refusal for articipation to the study