The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Long-Term Care Facilities Worldwide: An Overview on International Issues
Joint Authors
Thompson, Dana-Claudia
Barbu, Madalina-Gabriela
Beiu, Cristina
Popa, Liliana Gabriela
Mihai, Mara Madalina
Berteanu, Mihai
Popescu, Marius Nicolae
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-11-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The COVID-19 pandemic had a great negative impact on nursing homes, with massive outbreaks being reported in care facilities all over the world, affecting not only the residents but also the care workers and visitors.
Due to their advanced age and numerous underlying diseases, the inhabitants of long-term care facilities represent a vulnerable population that should benefit from additional protective measures against contamination.
Recently, multiple countries such as France, Spain, Belgium, Canada, and the United States of America reported that an important fraction from the total number of deaths due to the SARS-CoV-2 infection emerged from nursing homes.
The scope of this paper was to present the latest data regarding the COVID-19 spread in care homes worldwide, identifying causes and possible solutions that would limit the outbreaks in this overlooked category of population.
It is the authors’ hope that raising awareness on this matter would encourage more studies to be conducted, considering the fact that there is little information available on the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on nursing homes.
Establishing national databases that would register all nursing home residents and their health status would be of great help in the future not only for managing the ongoing pandemic but also for assessing the level of care that is needed in this particularly fragile setting.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Thompson, Dana-Claudia& Barbu, Madalina-Gabriela& Beiu, Cristina& Popa, Liliana Gabriela& Mihai, Mara Madalina& Berteanu, Mihai…[et al.]. 2020. The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Long-Term Care Facilities Worldwide: An Overview on International Issues. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137801
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Thompson, Dana-Claudia…[et al.]. The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Long-Term Care Facilities Worldwide: An Overview on International Issues. BioMed Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137801
American Medical Association (AMA)
Thompson, Dana-Claudia& Barbu, Madalina-Gabriela& Beiu, Cristina& Popa, Liliana Gabriela& Mihai, Mara Madalina& Berteanu, Mihai…[et al.]. The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Long-Term Care Facilities Worldwide: An Overview on International Issues. BioMed Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137801
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1137801