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Mental and behavioural disorders and COVID-19-associated death in older people.


ABSTRACT: Health factors such as diabetes, severe obesity and chronic kidney disease are all associated with a more severe outcome following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. However, there has been little exploration into the impact of mental and behavioural disorders on outcomes associated with COVID-19. We investigated outcomes for older people who used mental health services. Those who had a COVID-19-associated death had previously rated worse across a range of health and social problems, including mental health related problems. Our findings evidence the need to urgently explore whether mental and behavioural disorders should also be considered a health risk factor for a more severe outcome from COVID-19 infection in older people.

SUBMITTER: Boland B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7468682 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mental and behavioural disorders and COVID-19-associated death in older people.

Boland Billy B   Gale Tim T  

BJPsych open 20200903 5


Health factors such as diabetes, severe obesity and chronic kidney disease are all associated with a more severe outcome following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. However, there has been little exploration into the impact of mental and behavioural disorders on outcomes associated with COVID-19. We investigated outcomes for older people who used mental health services. Those who had a COVID-19-associated death had previously rated worse across a range of health and social problems,  ...[more]

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