Occurrence of COVID-19 Deaths in Institutionalized Elderly People: The Importance of Vaccination to Minimize the Potential Risk of Greater Severity of Illness

Xavier Nobre TT, de Vasconcelos Torres G, Da Silva Nery SMA, Sampaio Gobira NCM, Laignier De Souza JT, Costa da Silva JF, de Araújo Nunes VM and dos Reis LA

Department of Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
State University of Southwest Bahia, Brazil

^*Correspondance to: Thaiza Teixeira Xavier Nobre 

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Abstract:

Objective: We aimed to identify the occurrence of deaths from COVID-19 in institutionalized elderly people in the state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), in the period 2020 and 2021. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach carried out in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in 2021, based on information obtained until May 15th, 2021 on mortality from COVID-19 between 2020 and 2021 in Long-Term Care Institutions (LTCIEs). A total of 47 LTCIEs in 24 municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte took part in the study. The inclusion criteria adopted for our study were: Being an elderly resident and having been registered in the LTCF in Rio Grande do Norte for at least six months prior to the study. The following exclusion criteria were adopted: the ILPI not having registered data on vaccination and mortality of the elderly resident. Results: In the context of our state, a total of 48 elderly people have died so far in this study, predominantly in 2020 (62.5%). It was observed that the prevalence of mortality in 2020 was 0.026 and in 2021 there was a reduction to 0.016. With regard to vaccination, a total of 1,331 elderly people received the two vaccine doses. Conclusion: There was a decrease in the prevalence percentile and relative numbers of deaths associated with COVID-19 in LTCFs in Rio Grande do Norte in 2020 and 2021.

Keywords:

Elderly; Vaccine; COVID-19; Primary health care

Cite the Article:

Xavier Nobre TT, de Vasconcelos Torres G, Da Silva Nery SMA, Sampaio Gobira NCM, Laignier De Souza JT, Costa da Silva JF, et al. Occurrence of COVID-19 Deaths in Institutionalized Elderly People: The Importance of Vaccination to Minimize the Potential Risk of Greater Severity of Illness. Clin Oncol. 2023;8:2044..