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ArticleSafety science2021

Impact assessment of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions in long term care facilities in Cyprus: Safety improvement strategy.

Paris Vogazianos, Christos D Argyropoulos, Christos Haralambous, Cleo Varianou Mikellidou, George Boustras, Michalis Andreou, Valentinos Silvestros, Fani Theofanous, Soteroulla Soteriou, Ioanna Gregoriou and 9 more

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Article in Safety science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paris VogazianosDepartment of Behavioural and Social Sciences, European University Cyprus, Nicosia 2404, Cyprus.
Christos D ArgyropoulosCenter of Excellence in Risk & Decision Sciences, European University Cyprus, Nicosia 2404, Cyprus.
Christos HaralambousUnit for Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Cleo Varianou MikellidouCenter of Excellence in Risk & Decision Sciences, European University Cyprus, Nicosia 2404, Cyprus.
George BoustrasCenter of Excellence in Risk & Decision Sciences, European University Cyprus, Nicosia 2404, Cyprus.
Michalis AndreouUnit for Health Inspections, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Valentinos SilvestrosUnit for Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Fani TheofanousUnit for Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Soteroulla SoteriouUnit for Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Ioanna GregoriouUnit for Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Andri Jaber ApostolidouMedical and Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Anna DemetriouHealth Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Maria AthanasiadouHealth Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Carolina StylianouMedical and Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Maria MichaelMedical and Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Herodotos HerodotouUnit for Health Inspections, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Denise AlexandrouMedical and Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Olga KalakoutaUnit for Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Zoi Dorothea PanaCenter of Excellence in Risk & Decision Sciences, European University Cyprus, Nicosia 2404, Cyprus.
Ministry of Health · CYEuropean University Cyprus · CY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current COVID-19 crisis has changed our everyday lives almost in every aspect. Many people worldwide have died or hospitalised due to the severe impact of COVID-19 on the vulnerable population, and in particular to the elderly residents of long term care facilities (LTCF). The problem is amplified due to the fact that many of those occupants also suffer from comorbidities (e.g. respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, etc.) and are therefore regarded as a susceptible host to severe COVID-19 disease. Impacts can be felt in the wider societal safety level. The aim of the present study is, therefore, to present the first National multimodal quality and safety improvement strategy plan for the LTCF in the Republic of Cyprus. The current program focused on the intensification of COVID-19 epidemiological surveillance, the promotion of educational training on best practises in infection control and prevention, and the implementation of additional non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), according to the recommendations of ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) and WHO (World Health Organization). This innovative program fostered the interconnectivity and collaboration among the local authorities, academia and the local leaders of the LTCF. In addition, this program reinforced the importance of volunteerism and active participation of medical students in the National initiatives against the COVID-19 pandemic. The effectiveness of the adopted multimodal advanced care-safety planning program is appraised based on the reported new confirmed COVID-19 cases among LTCF healthcare workers and occupants, after the introducing and implementation of the selected NPIs. This multimodal strategy plan seems to be capable of reducing significantly the number of new cases of COVID-19 infections in LTCF and as a result, to also affect the residents' death number.

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Assisted-living facilitiesCOVID-19 coronavirusEpidemiologyNon-pharmaceutical interventionsNursing houses

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PMID34305320
PMCPMC8285258
OpenAlexW3184817610

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