Abstract
Aim: COVID-19 is known to be a condition that creates long-term morbidity and mortality in older adults. There is not enough information yet about the relationship between COVID-19 and frailty. In our study, we investigated whether COVID-19 increases frailty, a condition that can be counted among its long-term effects.
 
 Materials and Methods: The study included 73 patients over the age of 65 who were hospitalized in the Başkent University Medical Faculty Hospital COVID-19 Isolation Service, with positive COVID-19 PCR test. Patients were categorized as mild-moderate, severe, and critical pneumonia requiring intensive care unit admission. The FRAIL Frailty scale was applied to the patients on the first day of hospitalization. The FRAIL Frailty scale was applied again at the 3rd month follow-up after discharge. FRAIL index were compared on the first day of hospitalization and 3 months after discharge due to COVID-19.
 
 Results: 58.9% of the patients participating in our study were male and 41.1% were female. Their mean age was 77.48±7.68 years. The mean FRAIL score was 1.34±0.12 on the first day of hospitalization and 2.24±0.12 after discharge. The mean change in FRAIL score between the first day of hospitalization and after discharge was 60.3% and was statistically significant (p
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