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ArticleJournal of the American Medical Directors Association2023

Factors Associated With the Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Matthias Hoben, Emily Dymchuk, Kyle Corbett, Rashmi Devkota, Shovana Shrestha, Jenny Lam, Sube Banerjee, Stephanie A Chamberlain, Greta G Cummings, Malcolm B Doupe and 6 more

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Article in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Matthias HobenSchool of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada; College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Electronic address: mhoben@yorku.ca.
Emily DymchukCollege of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Kyle CorbettCollege of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Rashmi DevkotaCollege of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Shovana ShresthaCollege of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Jenny LamCollege of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Sube BanerjeeFaculty of Health, University of Plymouth, England, UK.
Stephanie A ChamberlainCollege of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Greta G CummingsCollege of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Malcolm B DoupeMax Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Yinfei DuanCollege of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Janice KeefeDepartment of Family Studies and Gerontology, Faculty of Arts, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Hannah M O'RourkeCollege of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Seyedehtanaz SaeidzadehCollege of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Yuting SongCollege of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
Carole A EstabrooksCollege of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
University of Alberta · CAMount Saint Vincent University · CAQingdao University · CNUniversity of Manitoba · CAUniversity of Plymouth · GB

Funding

CIHR RES0053356
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesQuality of life (QoL) of nursing home (NH) residents is critical, yet understudied, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our objective was to examine whether COVID-19 outbreaks, lack of access to geriatric professionals, and care aide burnout were associated with NH residents' QoL.

designCross-sectional study (July to December 2021). SETTING AND

participantsWe purposefully selected 9 NHs in Alberta, Canada, based on their COVID-19 exposure (no or minor/short outbreaks vs repeated or extensive outbreaks). We included data for 689 residents from 18 care units.

methodsWe used the DEMQOL-CH to assess resident QoL through video-based care aide interviews. Independent variables included a COVID-19 outbreak in the NH in the past 2 weeks (health authority records), care unit-levels of care aide burnout (9-item short-form Maslach Burnout Inventory), and resident access to geriatric professionals (validated facility survey). We ran mixed-effects regression models, adjusted for facility and care unit (validated surveys), and resident covariates (Resident Assessment Instrument-Minimum Data Set 2.0).

resultsRecent COVID-19 outbreaks (β = 0.189; 95% CI: 0.058-0.320), higher proportions of emotionally exhausted care aides on a care unit (β = 0.681; 95% CI: 0.246-1.115), and lack of access to geriatric professionals (β = 0.216; 95% CI: 0.003-0.428) were significantly associated with poorer resident QoL. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Policies aimed at reducing infection outbreaks, better supporting staff, and increasing access to specialist providers may help to mitigate how COVID-19 has negatively affected NH resident QoL.

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COVID-19Quality of LifeAgedAlbertaCross-Sectional StudiesHumansNursing HomesPandemicsburnoutCOVID-19dementiageriatric health servicesnursing homesQuality of life

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PMID37150208
PMCPMC10076504
OpenAlexW4362670068

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