Implementation of a national testing policy in Dutch nursing homes during SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate how a national policy of testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) regardless of symptoms was implemented during outbreaks in Dutch nursing homes in the second wave of the pandemic and to explore barriers and facilitators to serial testing.

Methods

We conducted a mixed-method study of nursing homes in the Netherlands with a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak after 15 September 2020. Direct care staff and management from 355 healthcare organizations were invited to participate in a digital survey. A total of 74 out of 355 (20.9%) healthcare organizations participated and provided information about 117 nursing homes. We conducted 26 in-depth interviews on the outbreak and the testing strategy used. We also conducted four focus group meeti

SUBMITTER: van den Besselaar JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9305839 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature