National French Survey of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Symptoms in People Aged 70 and Over. (18th June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Annweiler, Cédric; Sacco, Guillaume; Salles, Nathalie; Aquino, Jean-Pierre; Gautier, Jennifer; Berrut, Gilles; Guérin, Olivier; Gavazzi, Gaetan
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 72:Number 3(2021)
• Page Start: 490
• Page End: 494
• Publication Date: 2020-06-18
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- SARS-Cov-2 -- semiology -- symptomatology -- older adults; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa792
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this national French survey was to determine the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) semiology in seniors (n = 353; mean, 84.7 ± 7.0 years). A total of 57.8% of patients exhibited ≤3 symptoms, including thermal dysregulation (83.6%), cough (58.9%), asthenia (52.7%), polypnea (39.9%), and gastrointestinal signs (24.4%). Patients ≥80 years exhibited falls ( P = .002) and asthenia ( P = .002). Patients with neurocognitive disorders exhibited delirium ( P < .001) and altered consciousness ( P = .001). Clinical peculiarities of COVID-19 were reported in seniors. Clinical Trials Registration: NCT04343781.