Hospitalization of elderly people due to COVID-19 in the State of Paraná, Brazil: analysis of associated factors
Vanessa Neckel Derin,
Giovanna Brichi Pesce,
Carla Franciele Höring
et al.
Abstract:Objective
To analyze the prevalence and factors associated with hospitalization of elderly people with COVID-19 in the State of Paraná, PR, Brazil.
Methods
A cross-sectional study linked to the cohort “Longitudinal Monitoring of adults and elderly people who were discharged from hospital admission due to COVID-19”, was carried out using information contained in the compulsory notification forms of the Notifiable Diseases Information System. Analyzes were carried out using relative and absolute frequencies, a… Show more
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