COVID-19 in Home Healthcare
- Conditions
- Covid19
- Registration Number
- NCT04642196
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
- Brief Summary
Assessment of cause of Death in home Healthcare residents in Östergötland County, Sweden, who had a positive COVID-19 diagnosis and died between March and September 2020.
Our aim is to evaluate the pattern of comorbidity and frailty in a group of individuals in home healthcare with positive COVID-19 diagnoses who had a fatal outcome, and a second aim is to assess the contribution of COVID-19 to those fatal outcomes.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 155
- adult (< 18 years) individuals and
- cared for in home healthcare in Östergötland county and
- positive COVID-19 diagnosis and
- diseased between March and September 2020
- none
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frailty Up to one month before death Frailty is classified i four groups:
* None or mild frailty: no restrictions in daily life.
* Moderate frailty: mobile and independent but unable to handle physically demanding activities or work.
* Considerable frailty: able to perform activities of daily living but confined at times to bed or chair.
* Severe frailty: unable to perform activities of daily living and/or confined to bed or chair. Dementia necessitating care.Comorbidity Up to one month before death Comorbidity is classified in three Groups: none or mild comorbidity (0-1 diagnosis), moderate comorbidity (2 diagnoses), and severe comorbidity (3 or more diagnoses)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Dept of anesthesia
🇸🇪Linköping, Sweden