A systematic review of long‐term care facility characteristics associated with COVID‐19 outcomes

RT Konetzka, EM White, A Pralea… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background/Objectives The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has
taken a disproportionate toll on long‐term care facility residents and staff. Our objective was …

Non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19: a systematic review on environmental control measures

A Madhusudanan, C Iddon, M Cevik… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The purpose of this review was to identify the effectiveness of environmental control (EC)
non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through …

Non‐pharmacological measures implemented in the setting of long‐term care facilities to prevent SARS‐CoV‐2 infections and their consequences: a rapid review

JM Stratil, RL Biallas, J Burns, L Arnold… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Starting in late 2019, COVID‐19, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐
2, spread around the world. Long‐term care facilities are at particularly high risk of …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and corresponding control measures on long-term care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Zhang, Y Yu, M Petrovic, X Pei, QB Tian… - Age and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) were high-risk settings for COVID-19
outbreaks. Objective To assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on LTCFs, including …

Learning from the covid-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities: a systematic review

HR Henriques, D Sousa, J Faria, J Pinto, A Costa… - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has devastatingly affected Long-Term Care Facilities
(LTCF), exposing aging people, staff members, and visitors. The world has learned through …

Nursing home design and COVID-19: Implications for guidelines and regulation

X Zhu, H Lee, H Sang, J Muller, H Yang, C Lee… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives Nursing homes (NHs) are important health care and residential
environments for the growing number of frail older adults. The COVID-19 pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Universal masking during COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis

R Chen, SG Kezhekkekara, MP Kunasekaran… - Ageing Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aged care facilities (ACF) are a high-risk COVID-19 transmission setting, and older residents
are at greater risk of severe outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed …

COVID-19 in long-term care facilities: a rapid review of infection correlates and impacts on mental health and behaviors

H Yang, M Rigsby, X Zhu, C Lee… - … Research & Design …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) with compact, group-living arrangements
have become COVID-19 hot spots during the pandemic. Systematic research is needed to …

Effective infection prevention and control measures in long-term care facilities in non-outbreak and outbreak settings: a systematic literature review

N Bloch, J Männer, C Gardiol, P Kohler, J Kuhn… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2023 - Springer
Background Healthcare-associated infections in long-term care are associated with
substantial morbidity and mortality. While infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines …

Barriers and facilitators to infection prevention and control in Dutch residential care facilities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A theory …

F Houben, M van Hensbergen, CDJ Den Heijer… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Care institutions are recognised to be a high-risk setting for the emergence and
spread of infections and antimicrobial-resistant organisms, which stresses the importance of …