Protecting Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities From COVID-19: A Rapid Review of International Evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the extreme vulnerability of older people and other individuals who reside in long-term care, creating an urgent need for evidence-based policy that can adequately protect these community members. This study aimed to provide synthesized evidence to support policy decision making.

Design

Rapid narrative review investigating strategies that have prevented or mitigated SARS-CoV-2 transmission in long-term care.

Setting and participants

Residents and staff in care settings such as nursing homes and long-term care facilities.

Methods

PubMed/Medline, Cochrane Library, and Scopus were systematically searched, with studies describing potentially effective strategies included. Studies were excluded if they did not report

SUBMITTER: Dykgraaf SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8328566 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature