Conclusions
disability
SARS-COV-2 INFECTION
In conclusion, we found that, irrespective of all studied potential confounders, initial functional disability during a SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with lower 1-year survival among hospitalized geriatric patients. The early assessment of functional disability in older patient with COVID-19 therefore appears crucial to better define the management and benefit/risk ratio of treatments in this population. With the emergence of less severe variants and the availability of vaccines in the frail elderly population, it would be interesting to check whether this result and the prognostic usefulness of disability remains effective in older adults.The authors wish to thank the GERIA-COVID study group. GERIA-COVID study group: Cédric AnnweilerAffiliations: 1: Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospital, Angers, France.The authors have listed everyone who contributed significantly to the work in the Acknowledgments section. Permission has been obtained from all persons named in the Acknowledgments section.