COVID-19: challenges in long-term care facilities for older adults in Hispanic American countries
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Resumo: | <p><b>INTRODUCTION:</b> Little is known about management and mitigation of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (LTCF) for older adults in Latin America.<br> <b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To describe how the management of LTCF in Hispanic American countries plan and adapt their routines for coping with COVID-19 and whether they have been able to fulfill recommendations published by the World Health Organization (WHO).<br> <b>METHODOLOGY:</b> A cross-sectional study was conducted by online survey of managers of LTCF located in Hispanic American <b>i</b> countries. A 46-item questionnaire (adopting the WHO principles) was sent to participants. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> Twenty-three care home managers replied, responsible for a total of 874 older people (range: 5 - 270). One questionnaire was excluded because of missing responses. Fourteen LTCF (63.60%) were private, for-profit facilities. The rate of compliance with WHO recommendations exceeded 70% for the majority of items. Just over half of the institutions had developed dû a strategic management plan, or had identified strategies for dealing with deaths of suspected cases. Difficulty acquiring personal protective equipment (PPE) was reported by 59.10% of the LTCF surveyed. The homes’ capacity for SARS-Cov-2 testing was limited (36.36% of the institutions did not have any tests).<br> <b>CONCLUSIONS:</b> The rate of compliance with recommendations published by the WHO for dealing with COVID-19 was greater than 70% at the majority of the LTCF surveyed. More than half of the institutions had strategic management plans. Availability of PPE and SARS-Cov-2 testing capacity were very unsatisfactory.</p> |
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COVID-19: challenges in long-term care facilities for older adults in Hispanic American countrieshomes for the aged aged coronavirus infections.<p><b>INTRODUCTION:</b> Little is known about management and mitigation of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (LTCF) for older adults in Latin America.<br> <b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To describe how the management of LTCF in Hispanic American countries plan and adapt their routines for coping with COVID-19 and whether they have been able to fulfill recommendations published by the World Health Organization (WHO).<br> <b>METHODOLOGY:</b> A cross-sectional study was conducted by online survey of managers of LTCF located in Hispanic American <b>i</b> countries. A 46-item questionnaire (adopting the WHO principles) was sent to participants. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> Twenty-three care home managers replied, responsible for a total of 874 older people (range: 5 - 270). One questionnaire was excluded because of missing responses. Fourteen LTCF (63.60%) were private, for-profit facilities. The rate of compliance with WHO recommendations exceeded 70% for the majority of items. Just over half of the institutions had developed dû a strategic management plan, or had identified strategies for dealing with deaths of suspected cases. Difficulty acquiring personal protective equipment (PPE) was reported by 59.10% of the LTCF surveyed. The homes’ capacity for SARS-Cov-2 testing was limited (36.36% of the institutions did not have any tests).<br> <b>CONCLUSIONS:</b> The rate of compliance with recommendations published by the WHO for dealing with COVID-19 was greater than 70% at the majority of the LTCF surveyed. More than half of the institutions had strategic management plans. Availability of PPE and SARS-Cov-2 testing capacity were very unsatisfactory.</p>Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia2020-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttps://ggaging.com/details/1656Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging v.14 n.4 2020reponame:Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologiainstacron:SBGG10.5327/Z2447-212320202000085info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Wachholz,Patrick Alexander Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari Melo,Ruth Caldeira de Dinamarca-Montecinos,José Luis Boas,Paulo José Fortes Villaseng2020-10-01T00:00:00Zoai:ggaging.com:1656Revistahttp://sbgg.org.br/publicacoes-cientificas/revista-geriatria-gerontologia/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpexecutiveditors@ggaging.com||nacional@sbgg.org.br2447-21232447-2115opendoar:2020-10-01T00:00Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologiafalse |
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COVID-19: challenges in long-term care facilities for older adults in Hispanic American countries |
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COVID-19: challenges in long-term care facilities for older adults in Hispanic American countries |
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COVID-19: challenges in long-term care facilities for older adults in Hispanic American countries Wachholz,Patrick Alexander homes for the aged aged coronavirus infections. |
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COVID-19: challenges in long-term care facilities for older adults in Hispanic American countries |
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COVID-19: challenges in long-term care facilities for older adults in Hispanic American countries |
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COVID-19: challenges in long-term care facilities for older adults in Hispanic American countries |
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COVID-19: challenges in long-term care facilities for older adults in Hispanic American countries |
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COVID-19: challenges in long-term care facilities for older adults in Hispanic American countries |
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Wachholz,Patrick Alexander |
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Wachholz,Patrick Alexander Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari Melo,Ruth Caldeira de Dinamarca-Montecinos,José Luis Boas,Paulo José Fortes Villas |
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Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari Melo,Ruth Caldeira de Dinamarca-Montecinos,José Luis Boas,Paulo José Fortes Villas |
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Wachholz,Patrick Alexander Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari Melo,Ruth Caldeira de Dinamarca-Montecinos,José Luis Boas,Paulo José Fortes Villas |
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homes for the aged aged coronavirus infections. |
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homes for the aged aged coronavirus infections. |
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<p><b>INTRODUCTION:</b> Little is known about management and mitigation of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (LTCF) for older adults in Latin America.<br> <b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To describe how the management of LTCF in Hispanic American countries plan and adapt their routines for coping with COVID-19 and whether they have been able to fulfill recommendations published by the World Health Organization (WHO).<br> <b>METHODOLOGY:</b> A cross-sectional study was conducted by online survey of managers of LTCF located in Hispanic American <b>i</b> countries. A 46-item questionnaire (adopting the WHO principles) was sent to participants. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> Twenty-three care home managers replied, responsible for a total of 874 older people (range: 5 - 270). One questionnaire was excluded because of missing responses. Fourteen LTCF (63.60%) were private, for-profit facilities. The rate of compliance with WHO recommendations exceeded 70% for the majority of items. Just over half of the institutions had developed dû a strategic management plan, or had identified strategies for dealing with deaths of suspected cases. Difficulty acquiring personal protective equipment (PPE) was reported by 59.10% of the LTCF surveyed. The homes’ capacity for SARS-Cov-2 testing was limited (36.36% of the institutions did not have any tests).<br> <b>CONCLUSIONS:</b> The rate of compliance with recommendations published by the WHO for dealing with COVID-19 was greater than 70% at the majority of the LTCF surveyed. More than half of the institutions had strategic management plans. Availability of PPE and SARS-Cov-2 testing capacity were very unsatisfactory.</p> |
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