ArticlePloS one2022
COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes: A strong link with the coronavirus spread in the surrounding population, France, March to July 2020.
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- Drivers of COVID-19 Outcomes in Long-Term Care Facilities Using Multi-Level Analysis: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Sequencing analysis of SARS-CoV-2 cases in Slovenian long-term care facilities to support outbreak control.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Stronger Impact of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes of a French Region During the Second Pandemic Wave.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2023Observational
- Evolution of the incidence of COVID-19 during the first five waves in residents and professionals of nursing homes in Normandy, France.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Article
- The use and impact of digital COVID-19 tracking in adult social care: a prospective cohort study of care homes in Greater Manchester.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Change in COVID19 outbreak pattern following vaccination in long-term care facilities in Flanders, Belgium.Vaccine · 2022Article
- Managing the Impact of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities: An Update.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2022Article
- High incidence of COVID-19 at nursing homes in Madrid, Spain, despite preventive measures.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundWorldwide, COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes have often been sudden and massive. The study investigated the role SARS-CoV-2 virus spread in nearby population plays in introducing the disease in nursing homes. MATERIAL AND
methodsThis was carried out through modelling the occurrences of first cases in each of 943 nursing homes of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes French Region over the first epidemic wave (March-July, 2020). The cumulative probabilities of COVID-19 outbreak in the nursing homes and those of hospitalization for the disease in the population were modelled in each of the twelve Départements of the Region over period March-July 2020. This allowed estimating the duration of the active outbreak period, the dates and heights of the peaks of outbreak probabilities in nursing homes, and the dates and heights of the peaks of hospitalization probabilities in the population. Spearman coefficient estimated the correlation between the two peak series.
resultsThe cumulative proportion of nursing homes with COVID-19 outbreaks was 52% (490/943; range: 22-70% acc. Département). The active outbreak period in the nursing homes lasted 11 to 21 days (acc. Département) and ended before lockdown end. Spearman correlation between outbreak probability peaks in nursing homes and hospitalization probability peaks in the population (surrogate of the incidence peaks) was estimated at 0.71 (95% CI: [0.66; 0.78]).
conclusionThe modelling highlighted a strong correlation between the outbreak in nursing homes and the external pressure of the disease. It indicated that avoiding disease outbreaks in nursing homes requires a tight control of virus spread in the surrounding populations.
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