Connectivity between long-term care homes and subsequent SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To examine the relationship between individual workers employed at more than one LTCH (inter-LTCH connectivity) across LTCH and SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study using secondary, aggregate data (surveillance and mobile geolocation data) from 179 LTCH in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, the province where close to one-third of the Canada's SARS-CoV-2 cases among long-term care homes residents were reported, between 2020-02-26 and 2020-08-31. The main exposure of interest was the inter-LTCH connectivity, generated from geographic location data procured across mobile apps. Three outcomes were examined: 1) at least one SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis among residents, 2) cumulative cases among residents in each facility, and 3) time to fi

SUBMITTER: Xia Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12317546 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature