Overview
The GeroCovid e-Registry is a European de-identified clinical data electronic registry of geriatric patients at risk or suffering from COVID-19 (suspected and confirmed cases) observed since 1st March 2020 in the participating investigational sites.
Description
Older adults ( 65 years) and pre-geriatric population (60 years and <65 years) are the ones most at risk from complications of COVID-19, including increased mortality, possibly in relationship with their comorbidity and frailty status.
The GeroCovid e-registry is intended to track Covid-19 pandemic impact on the general geriatric population and on age/care-setting related sub-populations.
The analysis of results is expected to facilitate the adoption of optimal standard of geriatric care during the pandemic.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Applying only to the " Acute Ward Patients " cohort:
- Hospitalised patients
- Suspected or known SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Applying only to the "Nursing Homes (RSA)" cohort:
- Nursing Home Resident Older Adults
- Suspected or known SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Applying only to the" Home and outpatients' care " cohort:
- Outpatients at risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Applying only to the" Dementia outpatients " cohort:
- Outpatients suffering from dementia according to NIA-AA criteria
- At risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Ongoing treatment with anti-cholinesterase- dugs and/or anti-psychotics
- Applying only to the" At home " cohort:
- Outpatients at risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Applying only to the " Outcomes " cohort:
- Age65 years
- Hospitalised patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Exclusion Criteria:
- Lack of a signed Informed Consent if the patient received and understood the information about the study.
- Lack of a signed declaration by the responsible physician stating that no explicit opt-out advanced directives by the subject were known to be in place at the moment of inclusion if it had been impossible to inform the patient due to her/his state of consciousness and/or awareness of disease condition.