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Use of the Barthel Index to Assess Activities of Daily Living before and after SARS-COVID 19 Infection of Institutionalized Nursing Home Patients

Marta Elena Losa-iglesiasEmmanuel Navarro-floresBibiana Trevissón-redondoRaquel Jiménez-fernándezEduardo Pérez-boalDaniel López-lópezPilar Marqués-sánchezCristina Liébana-presaInmaculada Corral-liriaRicardo Becerro-de-bengoa-vallejo

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MaleGerontologyActivities of daily livingCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Barthel indexHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Medicina Física y RehabilitaciónDiseaseÍndice Barthel030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyAffect (psychology)Persones gransArticleActivities of daily liveActividades cotidianas03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineQuality of lifePandemicActivities of Daily LivingHumansBarthel indexMedicine030212 general & internal medicinePandemicsAgedSARS-CoV-2business.industryallergologyPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthRCOVID-19humanitiesVirusNursing HomesQuality of LifeMedicineEnfermeríaFemalebusinessNursing homeshuman activities

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The objective of the present study was to evaluate the activities of daily living (ADLs) using the Barthel Index before and after infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and also to determine whether or not the results varied according to gender. The ADLs of 68 cohabiting geriatric patients, 34 men and 34 women, in two nursing homes were measured before and after SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)) infection. COVID-19 infection was found to affect the performance of ADLs in institutionalized elderly in nursing homes, especially in the more elderly subjects, regardless of sex. The COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to having claimed many victims, especially in the elderly population, has led to a reduction in the abilities of these people to perform their ADLs and caused considerable worsening of their quality of life even after recovering from the disease.

https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202105.0612.v1