Mortality Due to COVID-19 in the Elderly: Integrative Literature Review
Dayara de Nazaré Rosa de Carvalho, Viviane Ferraz Ferreira de Aguiar, Dandara de Fátima Ribeiro Bendelaque, Lorena Nayara Alves Neves, Celice Ruanda Oliveira Sobrinho, Jaqueline Dantas Neres Martins, Rafael Everton Assunção Ribeiro da Costa, Susi dos Santos Barreto de Souza, Mônica Custódia do Couto Abreu Pamplona, Marcia Helena Machado Nascimento, Antônia Margareth Moita Sá, Elisa da Silva Feitosa, Ivonete Vieira Pereira Peixoto
International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · pp. 54–69 · Published 4 Jul 2020
10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i730301Abstract
Aims: Explore national and international literature about mortality in elderly caused by COVID-19. Methodology: An integrative literature review was performed using the databases: Virtual Health Library (VHL), PubMed/Medline (National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health/Medical Literature Analyzes Sand Retrieval System Online) and Cochrane Library. The selection of articles occurred from the combination of the descriptors: “Coronavirus Infections”; “Aged” and “Mortality” mediated by the Boolean operator “AND”. After evaluating and synthesizing the articles, the data were analyzed using the IRaMuTeQ software, a program that is anchored in the R software. Results: After analyzing the identification of textual domains and interpretation, 4 classes emerged: 1) The importance of tests for the control and good prognosis of infection in the elderly; 2) Predictors related to high mortality in the elderly; 3) Comorbidities associated with a high mortality rate; 4) The reasons for the transmission of the virus are more worrying in the elderly. Conclusion: The elderly population presents different risks for mortality, an example of physiological changes such as immune senescence, critical, social and psychological factors and the presence of comorbidities.
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