Chronic Disease and Other Determinants in Deaths Due to COVID-19 From a Health Protection and Promotion Perspective: A Retrospective Analysis

Abstract

Aim: To examine the age, gender and chronic disease status of patients who died due to Covid-19 during the pandemic process and the effects of these diseases on their deaths. Material and Method: It was a retrospective retrospective analysis with 2715 patients. The statistics of the patients who met the research criteria were evaluated from the hospital database. Patients were evaluated in terms of age, gender, length of hospital stay, presence of chronic disease, and Modified Comorbidity Index Scores. Results: It was determined that the Modified Charlson Comorbidity Index (MCCI) score mean of the patients was 4.74±2.07 and MCCI scores of 56.9% were serious. There was a statistically significant difference in the length of hospital stay according to the number of diseases the patient had, age, and MCCI score. It was determined that there was a statistically significant, negative and high-level correlation between MCCI score and the length of hospital stay (r=-0.075: p=0.001). Conclusion and recommendations: Age, comorbidity score, and the number of comorbidities were found to affect the length of hospital stay, ie death. For this reason, it is recommended to use comorbidity indices in health protection and development studies, in the field, as well as in the clinics.