Estimates of the impact of COVID-19 on mortality of institutionalized elderly in Brazil. / Estimativas de impacto da COVID-19 na mortalidade de idosos institucionalizados no Brasil.
Cien Saude Colet
; 25(9): 3437-3444, 2020 Sep.
Article
in English, Portuguese
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-910842
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic poses difficulties for long-term care institutions for the elderly, with increased mortality rates for the residents. This study aims to estimate the impact of COVID-19 on mortality of institutionalized elderly in Brazil. Estimates of the percentage of elderly deaths occurring in care homes were calculated for Brazil, States and Regions using estimates for the total number of deaths. The estimation was based upon information available for other countries. The weighted percentage was 44.7% and 107,538 COVID-19 deaths were estimated for the elderly in these institutions in Brazil in 2020. Higher numbers of deaths were expected in the Southeast Region (48,779 deaths), followed by the Northeast Region (28,451 deaths); São Paulo was the most affected State (24,500 deaths). The strong impact of COVID-19 on the elderly population living in long-term care facilities is clear. Estimates for the country exceeded 100,000 elderly people, potentially the most fragile and vulnerable, and are based upon a conservative number of total deaths, in view of other estimates and the alarming situation of death growth in Brazil from COVID-19.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Long-Term Care
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Coronavirus Infections
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Homes for the Aged
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Cien Saude Colet
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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