The implications of Covid ‐19 on health and social care personnel in long‐term care facilities for older people

An international scoping review

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ID12289456
AuthorsKerry Jones (0000-0003-1110-0819, Department of Health and Social Care, Faculty of Well‐being, Well‐being and Language Studies The Open University Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire UK, corresponding author), Katy Schnitzler (Department of Health and Social Care, Faculty of Well‐being, Well‐being and Language Studies The Open University Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire UK), Erica Borgstrom (0000-0002-1009-2928, Department of Health and Social Care, Faculty of Well‐being, Well‐being and Language Studies The Open University Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire UK)
Year2022
Volume30
Issue6
Pagese3493-e3506
Publication date2022-08-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth & Social Care in the Community (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0966-0410 • E-ISSN: 1365-2524
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/hsc.13969
PMID35962650
OpenAlexW4291184700
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited50

This scoping review mapped out the existing literature pertaining to health and social care personnel experiences during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and their work in a long-term care setting for older people. This review identified the gaps in the implications of health and social care personnel's own health and well-being during the pandemic as well as the ethical dilemmas inherent in providing care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors utilised the PRISMA checklist for undertaking scoping reviews. The Databases Medline, PsychINFO, CINAHL, SCOPUS, Web of Science and Google Scholar were searched for relevant articles in English that were published between March 28, 2020 and June 1, 2022. This time period was selected to focus specifically on the COVID-19 pandemic. In the context of this review, long-term care facilities were defined to include institutions such as nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, retirement homes and residential care homes. The gaps identified were a paucity of research on the experiences of health and social care personnel in long-term care facilities, the impact on their mental health, and the wider challenges experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic is discussed. The findings of this scoping review indicate a need for adequate preparedness during a pandemic within the health and social care sector to protect health and social care personnel and the individuals they care for

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Health care · Long-term care · Pandemic · Political science · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Social care · Term (time · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Nursing · Gerontology · Virology

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