Effects of Implementation of Infection Control Measures against Covid-19 on the Condition of Japanese Rural Nursing Homes

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ID15468529
AutoresRyuichi Ohta (0000-0003-2593-091X, Community Care, Unnan City Hospital, 96-1 Iida, Daito-cho, Unnan, Shimane 699-1221, Japan, autor de correspondencia), Yoshinori Ryu (Community Care, Unnan City Hospital, 96-1 Iida, Daito-cho, Unnan, Shimane 699-1221, Japan), Chiaki Sano (0000-0002-9796-5161, Shimane University)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número11
Páginas5805-5805
Fecha de publicación2021-05-28
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18115805
PMID34071413
OpenAlexW3163953019
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas38

This study aimed to clarify the effect of coronavirus disease (hereafter, COVID-19) control on patients' health conditions and staff's working conditions in rural nursing homes. An interventional study including all staff and patients in a rural nursing home was performed from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2021. Infection control measures against COVID-19 were initiated on 1 April 2020. The primary outcome was the frequency of patients' medical care visits to the outpatient and emergency departments. The secondary outcome was the number of days-off taken by staff. Each group (pre- and post-COVID-19 control groups) had 48 participants. The number of visits to the outpatient department reduced from the pre-COVID-19 to post-COVID-19 control period the difference in number of visits to the emergency department was not significant, due to the low statistical power. The number of days-off taken by the staff was increased from the pre-COVID-19 to post-COVID-19 control period. This is the first study investigating COVID-19 control measures in a rural nursing home. It may help reduce the number of patient visits to medical facilities without increasing the risk of emergencies. A strict health check of the staff can allow staff to take more days off in rural contexts

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Emergency department · Family medicine · Infection control · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Intensive care medicine · Medical emergency · Nursing staff · Rural area · Rural health · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Frailty in Older Adults · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Emergency Medicine