[The impact of the first pandemic waves of COVID-19 in older people with dementia].

Patients with dementia are in themselves more vulnerable, and have been especially affected by the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, both directly due to the disease itself, and indirectly due to the deprivation of cognitive stimulation due to isolation social due to confinement. SARS-CoV-2 virus infection has given rise to a wide variety of symptoms, including neurological symptoms and especially delirium in the elderly with dementia. The virus has affected the central nervous system, both directly due to the neurotropism of the virus, and indirectly due to inflammation and tissue hypoxia of vascular origin.

[Predictive ability of baseline frailty and handgrip strength at admission on outcomes at discharge in a geriatric functional recovery unit].

Objective: To evaluate the predictive capacity of different frailty scales, as well as the strength of the handgrip, and to determine their relationship with clinical favourable outcomes.

Patients And Method: Prospective study of patients admitted to the Geriatric Functional Recovery Unit (GFRU) of the Hospital Central Cruz Roja. The «FRAIL» scale, «Clinical Frailty Scale» (CFS) and «Fragil-VIG» index, and handgrip strength by hydraulic dynamometer were completed on admission.