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ArticleFrontiers in public health2023

Efficacy of COVID-19 control measures on post-vaccination outbreak in Italian Long Term Care Facilities: implications for policies.

Alba Malara, Marianna Noale, Caterina Trevisan, Angela Marie Abbatecola, Gilda Borselli, Carmine Cafariello, Pietro Gareri, Stefano Fumagalli, Enrico Mossello, Stefano Volpato and 11 more

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 11 institutions in 1 country.

Alba MalaraAssociazione Nazionale Strutture Territoriali-Humanitas Foundation, Rome, Italy.
Marianna NoaleNeuroscience Institute, National Research Council, Padua, Italy.
Caterina TrevisanDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Angela Marie AbbatecolaAlzheimer's Disease Day Clinic, Azienda Sanitaria Locale, Frosinone, Italy.
Gilda BorselliItalian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Florence, Italy.
Carmine CafarielloLong Term Care Clinic, Provincia Romana dei Camilliani, Rome, Italy.
Pietro GareriCenter for Cognitive Disorders and Dementia (CDCD) Catanzaro Lido - ASP Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Stefano FumagalliDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence and Division of Geriatric and Intensive Care Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
Enrico MosselloDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence and Division of Geriatric and Intensive Care Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
Stefano VolpatoDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Fabio MonzaniGeriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Alessandra CoinDepartment of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Chukwuma OkoyeGeriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Giuseppe BellelliSchool of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca and Acute Geriatric Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
Stefania Del SignoreBluecompanion Ltd., Londra, United Kingdom.
Gianluca ZiaBluecompanion Ltd., Londra, United Kingdom.
Raffaele Antonelli IncalziUnit of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University and Teaching Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Annapina PalmieriDepartment of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Aging, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Giorgio FedeleDepartment of Infectious Disease, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Graziano OnderDepartment of Geriatrics, Universita' Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
GeroCovid Vax Working Group
Istituto Superiore di Sanità · ITUniversity of Ferrara · ITUniversity of Pisa · ITASL Roma · ITAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · ITNational Research Council · ITUniversità Campus Bio-Medico · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITUniversity of Florence · ITUniversity of Milano-Bicocca · ITUniversity of Padua · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Numerous individual and organizational factors can influence the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCFs). A range of outbreak control measures are still implemented in most facilities involving administrations, staff, residents and their families. This study aims to evaluate which measure could influence the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection among residents during the period March 2021-June 2022. Methods: We enrolled 3,272 residents aged ≥60 years. The outbreak control measures adopted to prevent or manage the infection included entry regulations, contact-regulating procedures, and virological surveillance of residents and staff. The association between LTCFs' and participants' characteristics with new cases of COVID-19 infections was analyzed using multilevel logistic regression models. Results: In 33.8% of the facilities 261 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were reported. Among participant characteristics, gender and age were not associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, while having received the vaccine booster dose was protective against infection [Odds Ratio (OR) = 0.34, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.12-0.99, Conclusions: These data showed that vaccination booster doses and family visit restriction-control are still needed to make the LTCFs safer against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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COVID-19Disease OutbreaksHumansLong-Term CarePolicySARS-CoV-2VaccinationCOVID-19 vaccinationLong Term Care Facilities (LTCFS)outbreak control measurespandemic fatigueSARS CoV-2 infection

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