The impact of COVID-19 in older people - A study of risk factors and consequences of the disease among particpiants in the population-based H70 study.

The elderly constitute a risk group for disease severity and mortality in COVID-19. Among those over 70, almost 90% of COVID-19 deaths in Sweden account for. Despite this, possible factors linked to COVID-19 have not been studied in detail among the elderly. The aim of this project is to study factors linked to disease severity and mortality in COVID-19 among 75-76 year olds and to study the long- and short-term effects of COVID-19 in relation to their psychiatric and cognitive health. In the H70 studies in Gothenburg, Sweden, there are unique opportunities to study the above questions, as the participants have been included in a large number of surveys starting at the age of 70. This application focuses on a cohort born in 1944. The baseline survey was conducted in 2014-15 at age 70 (n = 1203), and included a large number of health surveys, estimates and laboratory tests. Identical examinations are now performed at the age of 75-76. We estimate that about 900 of the total 1203 people who were examined at the age of 70 will participate in the 75-76-year follow-up. The pandemic causes mental and physical suffering among those affected. It is important to add COVID-19-specific tests and questions in the H70 studies in the form of antibody tests and questions about COVID-19-related symptoms, anxiety, social activities, the experience of encounters with healthcare, and alcohol consumption, which helps us understand why the elderly individuals have an increased risk and how isolation, loneliness and restrictions affect health. The pandemic causes mental and physical suffering among those affected. It is important to add COVID-19-specific tests and questions in the H70 studies in the form of antibody tests and questions about COVID-19-related symptoms, anxiety, social activities, the experience of encounters with healthcare, and alcohol consumption, which helps us understand why the elderly individuals have an increased risk and how isolation, loneliness and restrictions affect health. The pandemic causes mental and physical suffering among those affected. It is important to add COVID-19-specific tests and questions in the H70 studies in the form of antibody tests and questions about COVID-19-related symptoms, anxiety, social activities, the experience of encounters with healthcare, and alcohol consumption, which helps us understand why the elderly individuals have an increased risk and how isolation, loneliness and restrictions affect health.