Analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on Scotland's care-homes from March 2020 to October 2021: national linked data cohort analysis.

Background The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term care residents remains of wide interest, but most analyses focus on the initial wave of infections. Objective To examine change over time in: (i) The size, duration, classification and pattern of care-home outbreaks of COVID-19 and associat...

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Publicado en:Age & Ageing Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 1 - 13
Autores principales: Burton, Jennifer Kirsty, McMinn, Megan, Vaughan, James E, Nightingale, Glenna, Fleuriot, Jacques, Guthrie, Bruce
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Feb2024
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          Burton, Jennifer Kirsty
          McMinn, Megan
          Vaughan, James E
          Nightingale, Glenna
          Fleuriot, Jacques
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          Academic Geriatric Medicine, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary , GlasgowG31 2ER , UK
          Public Health Scotland , Glasgow G2 6QE , UK
          Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh EH8 9AG , UK
          School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh EH8 9AB , UK
          Nursing Studies , School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh EH8 9AB , UK
          Advanced Care Research Centre, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh EH8 9AG , UK
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      ab: Background The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term care residents remains of wide interest, but most analyses focus on the initial wave of infections. Objective To examine change over time in: (i) The size, duration, classification and pattern of care-home outbreaks of COVID-19 and associated mortality and (ii) characteristics associated with an outbreak. Design Retrospective observational cohort study using routinely-collected data. Setting All adult care-homes in Scotland (1,092 homes, 41,299 places). Methods Analysis was undertaken at care-home level, over three periods. Period (P)1 01/03/2020-31/08/2020; P2 01/09/2020-31/05/2021 and P3 01/06/2021–31/10/2021. Outcomes were the presence and characteristics of outbreaks and mortality within the care-home. Cluster analysis was used to compare the pattern of outbreaks. Logistic regression examined care-home characteristics associated with outbreaks. Results In total 296 (27.1%) care-homes had one outbreak, 220 (20.1%) had two, 91 (8.3%) had three, and 68 (6.2%) had four or more. There were 1,313 outbreaks involving residents: 431 outbreaks in P1, 559 in P2 and 323 in P3. The COVID-19 mortality rate per 1,000 beds fell from 45.8 in P1, to 29.3 in P2, and 3.5 in P3. Larger care-homes were much more likely to have an outbreak, but associations between size and outbreaks were weaker in later periods. Conclusions COVID-19 mitigation measures appear to have been beneficial, although the impact on residents remained severe until early 2021. Care-home residents, staff, relatives and providers are critical groups for consideration and involvement in future pandemic planning.
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