Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital episodes for falls and fractures associated with new-onset disability and frailty in England: a national cohort study
(2024)
Journal Article
Thomas, S., Littleboy, K., Foubert, J., Nafilyan, V., Bannister, N., Routen, A., …Gordon, A. L. (in press). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital episodes for falls and fractures associated with new-onset disability and frailty in England: a national cohort study. Age and Ageing,
Background Older people with frailty are at risk of harm from immobility or isolation, yet data about how COVID- 19 lockdowns affected them are limited. Falls and fractures are easily measurable adverse outcomes correlated with frailty. We invest... Read More about Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital episodes for falls and fractures associated with new-onset disability and frailty in England: a national cohort study.