ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Difficult Balance between Ensuring the Right of Nursing Home Residents to Communication and Their Safety.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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- Use of Digital Technologies to Maintain Older Adults' Social Ties During Visitation Restrictions in Long-Term Care Facilities: Scoping Review.JMIR aging · 2023Article
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- Analyzing the use of videoconference by and for older adults in nursing homes: an interdisciplinary approach to learn from the pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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- Implementation of a national testing policy in Dutch nursing homes during SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2022Article
- Clinical Risk Management: As Modern Tool for Prevention and Management of Care and Prevention Occupational Risk.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Pharmacological Abortion in a Pandemic: An Italian Medico-Legal Perspective.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Risk Factors Associated with Nursing Home COVID-19 Outbreaks: A Retrospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- High Effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in Reducing COVID-19-Related Deaths in over 75-Year-Olds, Ceará State, Brazil.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2021Article
- Effects of Implementation of Infection Control Measures against COVID-19 on the Condition of Japanese Rural Nursing Homes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Use of Respiratory Protection Devices by Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 epidemic has had a profound impact on healthcare systems worldwide. The number of infections in nursing homes for the elderly particularly is significantly high, with a high mortality rate as a result. In order to contain infection risks for both residents and employees of such facilities, the Italian government passed emergency legislation during the initial stages of the pandemic to restrict outside visitor access. On 30 November 2020, the Italian President of the Council of Ministers issued a new decree recognizing the social and emotional value of visits to patients from family and friends. In addition, it indicated prevention measures for the purposes of containing the infection risk within nursing homes for the elderly. This article comments on these new legislative provisions from the medicolegal perspective, providing indications that can be used in clinical practice.
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